turnaround

• turn-around, turn around

From the verb phrase turn around.

• Rhymes: -aʊnd

turnaround (countable and uncountable, plural turnarounds)

1. The act of turning to face in the other direction.

   The basketball player made a turnaround jump shot

2. A reversal of policy.
3. The time required to carry out a task.

   They tried to reduce their turnaround on incoming paperwork.

4. A turnabout; a reversal of circumstances.
   • 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport‎:

     Drogba's goal early in the second half - his fourth in this Wembley showpiece - proved decisive as the remarkable turnaround in Chelsea's fortunes under interim manager Roberto di Matteo was rewarded with silverware.

5. (music) A cadence linking the end of a verse to the beginning of the next.
6. (music) The notation for the addition of a grace note above then below a given note.
7. (US, historical) Synonym of goback
8. The scheduled shutdown of an industrial plant, such as an oil rig, for maintenance and testing.

• This is the noun. Do not use it for the phrasal verb to turn around.

• U-turn (1, 2)

• turn
• turnover
• turnaround management