turned the corner
Began getting better
Turned the corner means to pass a critical point and begin improving after a difficult period.
The image is of rounding a bend where you can finally see progress ahead: The patient has turned the corner and should recover fully.
It can apply to illness, financial trouble, or any prolonged struggle.
Less commonly, it means simply to go around a corner.
- bettermentEnhancement of condition
- upturnImprovement in conditions
- progressionSequential forward movement
- watershed momentDecisive, transformative event
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
improvement · revival · rally · comeback · inflection point · tipping point · game-changer · rehabilitation · stabilization · mend · rebound · convalescence · altered · advance · back on track · juncture · breakthrough · pivot
turned the cornerhit rock bottom
Reached the lowest point
declined · deteriorated · regressed · nosedived · relapsed
turned the cornerrelapsed
Returned to worse state
succumbed · faded · weakened · languished · lingered
turned the cornerwent under
Failed financially
folded · caved in · crumbled · gave way · capitulated
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