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turnaround Definition

☆ turn·around (tʉrn′ə ro̵und′)

noun

  1. turnabout
  2. a wide area, as in a driveway, to allow for turning a vehicle around
  3. the time needed to unload, refuel, service, and reload an aircraft
  4. the time needed to complete a job, perform a service, etc., as for a customer
  5. Film a production stage in which the original producer or studio has rejected a previously purchased project, script, etc. but it has not yet been acquired by another producer or studio: usually in the phrase in (or into) turnaround

turnaround Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • achieve: Marks & Spencer Marks & Spencer, one of the UK's leading retailers, has achieved a notable turnaround in recent times.
  • guarantee: All fields on the form must be completed fully to guarantee a swift turnaround of your request.
  • ensure: The system was modified to ensure a 24 hour turnaround for positive urine screening.

Noun used with modifier

  • aircraft: They need to self-select, according to a set of criteria, including whether they can support 20-minute aircraft turnarounds.
  • hour: We can usually offer a 24 hour turnaround on battery repairs.
  • claim: Claim turnaround timethe add costs to of women likely.
  • day: Standard Service - 2 working days turnaround from receipt of samples.

Adjective modifier

  • quick: FEEDBACK A quick turnaround of results on student input is needed in order to maintain interest.
  • fast: We operate a very fast turnaround for most jobs.
  • remarkable: His arrival sparked a remarkable turnaround in United's fortunes.
  • rapid: Rapid turnaround: 24 hour 7 days a week operation.
  • dramatic: The Government has shown a dramatic turnaround in its attitude toward road schemes.
  • speedy: Speedy turnaround on quotations, use of our comprehensive demonstration equipment and of our superbly equipped demonstration room.

Modifies a noun

  • timethe: Claim turnaround timethe add costs to of women likely.
  • time: The average turnaround time from order to delivery offered to the consumer in was 13 working days.
  • practitioner: In this regard please feel free to contact us - we are specialist turnaround practitioners, on 0800 9700 539.
  • specialist: Allows you to within the past scams abound particularly as a turnaround specialist.
  • situation: He has a team who work with him and have focused on turnaround situations.
  • strategy: Traditional turnaround strategies focus on the need for a swift reduction in internal overheads which can include removal of the existing management team.

Preposition: in

  • fortune: The bombs have also brought a remarkable turnaround in the fortunes of Binyamin Netanyahu, leader of the right wing Likud.