turnaround
Americannoun
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turnarounds
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the total time consumed in the round trip of a ship, aircraft, vehicle, etc.
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change of allegiance, opinion, mood, policy, etc.
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a place or area having sufficient room for a vehicle to turn around.
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the time required between receiving and finishing or processing work or materials.
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Commerce.
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a reversal, as in business sales, especially from loss to profit.
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the time between the making of an investment and receiving a return.
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Aviation. the elapsed time between an aircraft's arrival at an airfield terminal and its departure.
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the act or process in which a ship, aircraft, etc, unloads passengers and freight at the end of a trip and reloads for the next trip
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the time taken for this
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the total time taken by a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle in a round trip
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a complete reversal of a situation or set of circumstances
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of turnaround
First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase turn around
Example Sentences
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It was his fourth hit in two games, representing a sharp turnaround after going 0 for 7 in the first two games of the series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Investors are aggressively betting on a sudden turnaround in interest rates, and they’re using call options on exchange-traded funds tied to utilities stocks and long-dated Treasury bonds to do it.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Stefan Oelrich, the president of Bayer’s pharma division, told The Wall Street Journal earlier this year that the company was looking at expanding its U.S. manufacturing footprint to aid its turnaround plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Powell thinks Nike's turnaround plan, called "Sport Offense", will start to show positive signs next year.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
In Paris, Vincent has done a complete turnaround from his days in The Hague as an atheist.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
The 43-year-old Venable is now in his second season as the manager of the Chicago White Sox, where he is trying to complete one of the most improbable turnarounds baseball has ever seen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
And the prospect of one of Test cricket's greatest turnarounds was raised when England were reduced to 2-2 in the opening over.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Though the approaches are different, the Rams are no strangers to short turnarounds for games abroad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Hanus acknowledges that Target is no stranger to turnarounds, but this one seems like it’s sticking.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Forward returns after previous rapid turnarounds have leaned positive, the Bespoke analysts said in written commentary.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
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