midcourse correction

[mid-kawrs kuh-rek-shuhn]

noun

1. a navigational correction made in the course of a ship, airplane, missile, or spacecraft at some point between the beginning and end of the journey.

2. a correction or adjustment made in the middle of a course of events, course of action, etc..

   If actual results begin to diverge from aspirations, that should trigger an in-depth review to explore whether a midcourse correction in strategy is needed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of midcourse correction¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Based on these changed facts, a midcourse correction is required — a different and tougher approach.

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Or something more like a midcourse correction?

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Legal experts say the department is likely to argue that the change in the census schedule was not a new policy, but more of a midcourse correction that was beyond judicial review.

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In “Uprooted,” this powerful idea seems to prompt a midcourse correction, a choice that helps give Ms. Wong’s film its air of discovery.

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What is fair and reasonable is to note that economic turbulence is real; that Mr. Trump’s policies, and the erratic manner in which he implements them, have contributed to it; and that — to an astounding degree — he seems incapable of a midcourse correction even though his political future depends on it.

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