Other forms: turnarounds
A turnaround is how long it takes to complete and return something. A quick turnaround, turnaround time, a three-day turnaround.
It measures the whole round trip rather than the work itself, which is why turnaround times are so much longer than the hours involved — the waiting is most of it. A turnaround is also a reversal of fortune: a remarkable turnaround. Note turn around, written as two words for the verb.
1nounturnaroundHow long it takes to complete and return something.
“The printers promise a quick turnaround, so we'll get the leaflets by Friday.”
2nounreversalA reversal of fortune.
“The team's turnaround from last place to champions surprised everyone.”
turnaround is a duration, or a reversal.
Deverbal from turn around.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
Practised in Time & Calendar