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.
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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
Etymology
Origin of turnaround
First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase turn around
Example Sentences
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Williams appeared to poke fun at her own turnaround with a short ad video posted to X on Thursday captioned “I changed my mind.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
UBS is also bullish on a Target turnaround.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Victoria’s Secret has said that the turnaround it has been working on over the past year depends on making its bras better.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Hormel HRL 0.34%increase; green up pointing triangle Foods reported a lower profit in the second quarter and said its full-year profit would be lower than expected, despite reporting progress in its turnaround strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
My shaky performance in Chicago had shown me that I needed a serious turnaround in my gymnastics, and I was grateful to everyone who’d encouraged me to face my mistakes and focus on the positive.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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