turnaround

Turnaround is defined as a change in direction, the time spent to implement a product or service or a place where a vehicle can be turned to go back in the other direction.

(noun)

  1. An example of turnaround is a change from being a failing student to an honor role student.
  2. An example of turnaround is the time between receiving materials and producing new products.
  3. An example of turnaround is a place for U-turns on a parkway.

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See turnaround in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

See turnaround in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A space, as in a driveway, permitting the turning around of a vehicle.
  2. The act or an instance of turning about and facing or moving in the opposite direction; a reversal: Stock prices fell in the morning but rallied in a dramatic afternoon turnaround.
  3. A shift or change in opinion, loyalty, or allegiance.
  4. a. The process of or time needed for loading, unloading, and servicing a ship, airplane, or other vehicle.
    b. The process of or time needed for performing a task, especially receiving, completing, and returning an assignment.

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