Change apple id to email address

i would like to change my apple id so that it would be the same as my email address but when i edit it on 'My Apple ID', it says 'that email address is used'. i also clicked the 'make your apple id and email one and the same' option but still no change. how long do i have to wait for it? am i doing something wrong? please help. thanks

Call 1-800-M&-APPLE, unless you can find a contact link on the My AppleID pages. I'm not entering that morass, so that'll be up to you. Good luck.

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Objective
Move iCloud-backed up data to new iPhone (old phone "drowned" over holidays)
Context
My original Apple ID was EmailOld. This email address (EmailOld) has been terminated. Unfortunately my iCloud / backup is linked to Apple ID EmailOld (so verifying this is not possible). My new AppleID is EmailNew, and this has been verified. I have tried changing my Apple profile to EmailOld, as suggested by Gail (without the verification email).
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My phone requests me to "Connect to iTunes", but I cannot do anything more than this. (I have unplugged and plugged my USB cable many times)
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