turning a corner
Rounding a bend
Turning a corner means passing a critical point where improvement begins.
The image is of navigating a bend in a road—once around it, you're heading in a new direction.
Most often used for recovery from illness, hardship, or struggle: The economy seems to be turning a corner.
After months of treatment, she's finally turning a corner.
- bendCurve or flex
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- pivotPoint of rotation
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
adaptation · recovery · on the mend · evolution · fresh start · new chapter · healing · insight · angle · detour · transformation · renewal · rebound · veer · shift · point of no return · crossroads · swerve
turning a cornergoing downhill
stagnating · declining · deteriorating · regressing · backsliding
turning a cornerdoubling down
Strengthening a risky commitment
losing ground · slipping back · relapsing · reverting · hitting a wall
turning a cornergoing downhill
fading · wasting away · failing · slipping away · circling the drain
turn, turning, turns, turned, turner, turners, corner, corners, cornered