turnarounds
Dramatic direction changes
Turnarounds are reversals of direction, fortune, or condition.
A business turnaround rescues a failing company.
A turnaround in a game shifts momentum from one side to the other.
In transportation, a turnaround is the time or space needed to reverse direction, unload, reload, and depart again: The airline improved its turnaround time between flights.
A turnaround can also be a U-shaped driveway for reversing vehicles.
Full directional reversal
- flip-flopSudden change of position
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
- backtrackingReversing to find alternatives
reversal · recantation · pivot · shift · change · repeal · overturning · policy
Regaining what was lost
- comebackRecovery after decline
- revivalReturn after decline
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- transformationThorough change in form
revitalization · rehabilitation · reform · repositioning · reengineering · profitability · bankruptcy · rescue
Point of rotation
- rotationTurning on an axis
- swivelRotating connection point
- three-pointWorth extra from distance
- backingAid or sponsorship
steering · parking · vehicle · trailer · truck · direction · reverse · tight
Ballet turn on one foot
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- twirlRotate rapidly, often playfully
- piquéTextured woven fabric
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
rotation · ballet · pivot · tour · ballerina · pointe · barre
Hinged barrier in fence
- fuelingSupplying energy source
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- boardingEntering a vehicle
- departureAct of going away
arrival · layover · taxiing · deicing · catering · crew · scheduling · baggage
Time limit for completion
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- processingSystematic operation on data
- responseAnswer to stimulus
- completionAct of finishing
production · speed · efficiency · quick · fast · slow · expedite · workflow
about-face
Full directional reversal
- flip-flopSudden change of position
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
backtracking · reversal · recantation · pivot · shift · change · repeal · overturning · policy · decision
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- comebackRecovery after decline
- revivalReturn after decline
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
transformation · revitalization · rehabilitation · reform · repositioning · reengineering · profitability · bankruptcy · rescue · strategy
pivot
Point of rotation
- rotationTurning on an axis
- swivelRotating connection point
- three-pointWorth extra from distance
backing · steering · parking · vehicle · trailer · truck · direction · reverse · tight · space
pirouette
Ballet turn on one foot
spotting · rotation · ballet · pivot · tour · ballerina · pointe · barre
gate
Hinged barrier in fence
- fuelingSupplying energy source
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- boardingEntering a vehicle
departure · arrival · layover · taxiing · deicing · catering · crew · scheduling · baggage · tarmac
deadline
Time limit for completion
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- processingSystematic operation on data
- responseAnswer to stimulus
completion · production · speed · efficiency · quick · fast · slow · expedite · workflow · schedule
- jazz educationjazz composition, ear training, sight reading, jazz standards, jazz history
- jazz techniquesbebop, blue notes, comping, improvisation, licks
- achievementsaccomplishment, achievement, accomplishments, achievements, triumph
- musical notationforte, score, piano, sheet music, notation
- rural road featurespotholes, dust, ruts, washboard, gravel
- Back Roadsback roads, country roads, country lanes, dirt roads, gravel roads
turnaroundsdownward spirals
Self-perpetuating patterns of decline
deteriorations · declines · downturns · collapses · slides
turnaroundsfailures
Unsuccessful attempts or outcomes
collapses · bankruptcies · liquidations · shutdowns · dissolutions
turnaroundscontinuations
Things that proceed onward
stagnations · perpetuations · plateaus · status quo · holding patterns