milestone in life
(redirected from an important milestone in someone's life)(important) milestone in (one's) life
An exceptionally momentous, significant, or consequential moment, situation, or event in one's life. There is no milestone in your life that will ever compare with the birth of your child. I knew even then that that conversation would prove to an important milestone in my life. Crawling is such an important milestone in your baby's life—and yours too. Hope you guys babyproofed the house!
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milestone in someone's life
and important milestone in someone's lifea very important event or point in one's life. (From the [former] stone markers at the side of a road showing the distance to or from a place.) Joan's wedding was a milestone in her mother's life. The birth of a child is a milestone in every parent's life.
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