Milestone

/mˈa‍ɪlstə‍ʊn/

/ˈmaɪɫˌstoʊn/

[noun]

Milestone

[NOUN]

stone post at side of a road to show distances

synonyms : milepost

an event or stage that has a very important impact on the progress of something

Examples

1. They just tie a big milestone round the neck of that fellow.

2. The election promise of employing the large number of unemployed graduates has become a milestone round the neck of the coalition government.

3. My father always told me that every man is a fool or physician by forty, so I made sure to learn from my mistakes and make better decisions as I approached that milestone age.

4. This child was losing milestones.