lineup change

New starting players

A lineup change is a substitution or rearrangement in a group's composition, especially in sports or music.

A coach makes a lineup change by benching a player or altering the batting order.

A band announces a lineup change when members join or leave: The band's lineup change brought a new drummer.

The term applies wherever a roster or cast matters.

Related

batting order · bench · second string · rotation · designated hitter · trade · starting · replacement · coach · dugout · pinch hitter · swap · reshuffle · formation · depth chart · call-up · bring up · send down

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Opposites
roster stability

lineup changestatus quo

Existing condition of affairs

standing pat · consistency · continuity · retention

action vs. inaction

lineup changeinaction

Deliberate nonmovement

doing nothing · staying put · non-intervention

scheduling/programming continuity

lineup changeoriginal lineup

Family

line, lines, lined, lining, liner, liners, lineage, lineal, linear

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