midcourse
During the journey
Midcourse describes the middle portion of a journey, process, or trajectory—after the beginning but before the end.
The term appears most often in contexts involving missiles or spacecraft, where a midcourse correction adjusts the flight path partway through.
More broadly, any midcourse adjustment happens while something is already underway: The campaign made a midcourse pivot after poor polling numbers.
Fixing of mistakes
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- orbitalRevolving around another
rocket · propulsion · guidance · navigation · spacecraft · mission · burn · thruster
Alteration to improve fit
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- reassessmentRenewed evaluation of something
- pivotPoint of rotation
- recalibrationAdjusting measurement standards again
evaluation · planning · revision · adaptation · modification · review · checkpoint · progress
Alteration to improve fit
- waypointNavigation reference location
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
- checkpointInspection station on route
- reassessmentRenewed evaluation of something
pivot · detour · itinerary · expedition · voyage · trek · transit · route
correction
Fixing of mistakes
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
orbital · rocket · propulsion · guidance · navigation · spacecraft · mission · burn · thruster · Apollo
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- reassessmentRenewed evaluation of something
- pivotPoint of rotation
recalibration · evaluation · planning · revision · adaptation · modification · review · checkpoint · progress · milestone
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- waypointNavigation reference location
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
- checkpointInspection station on route
reassessment · pivot · detour · itinerary · expedition · voyage · trek · transit · route · passage
- Missilesmissile, ICBM, cruise missile, ballistic missile, guided missile
- trajectoriestrajectory, arc, path, parabola, flight path
- air defensesurface-to-air missile, air defense, anti-aircraft, anti-aircraft guns, Stinger
midcoursecontinue
Go on without stopping
carry on · keep going · stay the course · hold steady · unchanged
- midcourse correctionNavigation tweak mid-journey