quick turn
Sudden direction change
A quick turn is a rapid change in direction, whether physical or figurative.
A driver makes a quick turn to avoid an obstacle; a conversation takes a quick turn when someone changes the subject abruptly.
The path made a quick turn at the old oak tree.
Events took a quick turn for the worse.
- pivotPoint of rotation
- swerveAbrupt directional change
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
- veerChange course suddenly
hard left · whip · snap · juke · on a dime · cutback · cut back · hairpin · tight corner · twist · swivel · dart · feint · bank · zigzag · sharp · sudden · split second
linearity of path
quick turnstraight path
Undeviating linear route
straight line · direct route · beeline · straightaway · steady course
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