turnaround.

1. A major change in direction or performance, especially improvement after difficulties.

2. The time or process between receiving a task and completing it, or preparing a vehicle for its next trip.

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Words that belong together

• business turnaround
• dramatic turnaround

On the page

The business turnaround began with a narrower product range.

Usage notes

Primary category: economics / business / social science. Forms: Singular turnaround; plural turnarounds. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, evaluation, business. Commonness: moderately common.