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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Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, dipped below $88 a barrel, marking a sharp turnaround from last week when it had risen above $100.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Google search interest for Nike’s running shoes—Vomero and Pegasus—has increased since Hill’s turnaround effort began.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
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
He noted that Adobe’s low valuation already prices in much of this risk, however, the simultaneous changes create uncertainty regarding timing and how strongly the company will be able to deliver its planned turnaround.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
He’s been up for hours and hours, counting the drive down to get me and the quick turnaround.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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
But "we are used to quite spectacular turnarounds that can allow him to remain optimistic", she added.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Milei moved quickly once in office, signing dozens of decrees to shrink and deregulate the state in one of the most rapid budget turnarounds in the history of emerging markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Tennis players are used to short turnarounds, but Emma Raducanu has questioned the logic of her Australian Open first-round match being played on Sunday night in Melbourne.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
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