turnaround
Americannoun
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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.
noun
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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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The number of independent shops opened in the last decade marks a stunning turnaround from the early Amazon years, when the online bookseller put an estimated 43% of stores out of business.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Mets fans, always a rational bunch, attributed the turnaround to Grimace throwing out the first pitch at a game and a journeyman infielder who moonlights as a Latin pop singer by the name of Candelita.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The stock’s surge marks a turnaround in investor sentiment, as shares of Super Micro have nearly halved since their early June peak.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Despite being "worried" about the quick turnaround of prime ministers, retiree Margaret Healey said she wanted to "give him a chance".
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
He addresses Dad: “I have bipolar, sir, and I had an episode, and they brought me here. I’m going back upstate today. But the doctors are very attentive here, and the turnaround time is great.”
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
Thursday’s tanker traffic turnarounds marked a reversal for Hormuz flows.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Still, Laviolette, despite his track record of first-year turnarounds, is joining a team in flux.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Before transforming Ryanair, O’Leary made a careful study of Southwest and its no-frills, high-efficiency model, featuring a single aircraft type, point-to-point flying instead of hub-and-spoke, and quick plane turnarounds between flights.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
Should cities like San Francisco rely on private money to help engineer turnarounds?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
The NFL play-off line-up is stacked with teams making big turnarounds.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
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