Definition of turnaround in US English:

turnaround

noun

1An abrupt or unexpected change, especially one that results in a more favorable situation.
‘it was a remarkable turnaround in his fortunes’
- ‘In each of these situations, an unexpected turnaround causes someone's life to change dramatically, and for the better.’
- ‘Natalie feels this was key to her successful transition and her amazing turnaround.’
- ‘Much of the turnaround was the result of a new focus on marketing.’
- ‘Following the turnaround, St Paul's received a favourable Ofsted report from inspectors in which they highlighted good standards.’
- ‘All that changed however, with the turnaround at half-time.’
- ‘The result was a turnaround of €45m since last year and ended three successive years of escalating losses, which threatened the future of the company.’
- ‘In a dramatic turnaround, Joseph is transformed from jailed prisoner to prime minister of Egypt in a matter of hours.’
- ‘The turnaround is the result of an attitude change at the club and not just from the players.’
- ‘The move was an apparent turnaround in policy by the U.S. government.’
- ‘We're in a situation where turnarounds and quick fixes aren't enough.’
- ‘The result marks a dramatic turnaround in World Cup fortunes for England.’
- ‘Any turnaround will require slight changes in their outlook, which is a difficult process when things almost always work sensationally well.’
- ‘The turnaround is in large part due to a change in approach.’
- ‘This is a totally unexpected turnaround for a sport that has struggled to even field a team the last few years.’
- ‘As a result of the recent turnaround in beef market share, feeder calf producers are smiling.’
- ‘Their turnaround is immediate and they lose no time in switching directions.’
- ‘In an extraordinary turnaround, the Council changed its mind and went back to the Court to appeal against its own victory.’
- ‘In one month you could be seeing a huge turnaround in your marketing and the results of your efforts.’
- ‘We are in a turnaround situation where we are improving things.’
- ‘This turnaround is largely the result of the Baby-boomer bulge entering retirement and being succeeded by steady-state Baby-bust workforce.’
change, move
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2The process of completing or the time needed to complete a task, especially one involving receiving something, processing it, and sending it out again.
‘a seven-day turnaround’
- ‘Because of the economic recession, expect a long turnaround time.’
- ‘As systems become more accessible, customers demand a faster turnaround.’
- ‘Carter maintains that the turnaround he was hired for was complete, and that he left voluntarily.’
- ‘RTE says the turnaround time is a fraction of a second.’
1. 2.1 The process of or time taken for unloading and reloading a ship, aircraft, or vehicle.
  ‘After a quick turnaround on deck, I again found myself waiting at the holdshort for runway 15.’
  ‘After a quick turnaround at Waterford, the London Luton bound Aer Arann ATR72 lifted off the runway on time at 3pm.’
  ‘It is hoped the development will allow a quicker turnaround time for ships coming into Sligo Harbour, particularly as the winter brings shorter daylight hours.’
  ‘The aircraft turnaround time is scheduled to be no more than 25 minutes so charges are also low.’
  ‘First, the cleaning time of an aircraft is low, as the cabin crew performs this task and no external cleaning team has to enter the aircraft during turnarounds.’
  ‘It would also need to cut aircraft turnaround times at airports - another key tactic used to devastating effect by its low-cost competitors.’
  ‘With quick turnarounds, there is no time to properly service and airplane.’
  ‘Many budget airlines have fast turnarounds, with airlines unloading their passengers and quickly reboarding.’
  ‘Tightened security on domestic flights has lengthened the turnaround time for aircraft.’
  ‘As I stepped off the plane, the ground crew rushed in, handling freight and luggage in anticipation of the quick turnaround.’
  ‘They did a quick turnaround of the aircraft, and thus nobody got any food.’
  ‘It is looking at a faster turnaround of vehicles unloading waste and collections of items to be recycled.’
  ‘The airport will need to be able to facilitate quick flight turnarounds as well as deal with growing passenger numbers.’
  about-face, volte-face, turnround, turnabout, u-turn, rowback
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3North American A space for vehicles to turn around in, especially one at the end of a driveway or dead-end street.
- ‘Already a new hard standing area for lorry turnarounds has been laid at Rolawn's Elvington headquarters where the York depot will be based.’
- ‘There was only the limousine, disappearing once more around the corner of the estate wall toward the turnaround.’