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turn-round|ˈtɜːnraʊnd|
[f. the verbal phr. turn round (turn v. 79).]
1. The arrival, unloading, and preparation for the return journey of a ship, aircraft, goods vehicle, etc.; the time taken for this. Also gen., the course of receiving, processing, and sending out again; progress through a system.
1913A. Bennett Regent x. 291 She's going to do the quickest turn-round that any ship ever did... She'll leave at noon to-morrow. 1929Evening News 18 Nov. 5/5 In these cabin ships the engines do not take up nearly as much space..nor is it necessary to provide for such a rapid turn-round at the terminal ports. 1951Engineering 1 June 658/1 An exceptional amount of sickness among the key and other operative staff, resulting in a slower turn-round of wagons. 1958Daily Mail 3 July 4/3 An efficiency service that is..capable of..achieving a quicker turn-round in the hospitals. 1963Times 9 Feb. 9/4 The campaign for quicker ‘turnround’..is being conducted jointly by the Road Haulage Association and British Road Services. 1972L. Lamb Picture Frame xiv. 125 The expertness of the waiters in getting a quick turn⁓round of occupants at their tables. 1974Physics Bull. Apr. 142/2 The total time which the material spends in the office including editing time, turn-round of proofs and any waiting time is usually not more than a month. 1976Southern Even. Echo (Southampton) 12 Nov. 3/4 Heavy demands were made on her [sc. QE2], particularly with the short turn-rounds which were the pattern today. 1976P. R. White Planning for Public Transport viii. 156 On the railways,..increases in average speed..coupled with much quicker turnround of stock, have improved utilization of rolling stock on all-year service, by about 100 per cent. 1979Dan-Air In-flight Mag. Winter 15 His [sc. the captain's] is the responsibility for the proper turn-round of an aircraft at its outward destination.
2. The reversal of a trend, a change to an opposite direction, opinion, etc.
1963Times 29 Jan. 14/5 There is a growing feeling in market quarters that..the end of the upswing is in sight and a turnround may be near. 1976Listener 22 Jan. 86/4 Critics in Britain are much more often attacked these days for their indiscriminate praise of everything new than for their obscurantism. To be fair, there is some perception of this turn-round. 1981Times 22 May 19/2 Associated Engineering's {pstlg}12.2m turnround from first half profits of {pstlg}10.5m last year to a loss of {pstlg}1.7m this time shows how bad conditions are in engineering. 1984Daily Tel. 1 Feb. 18/5 There was a notable turn-round in leading engineers. GKN, down to 201p at the opening, were finally a shade better at 208p.
3. attrib.
1920Glasgow Herald 16 Aug. 8 The strike has arisen from a dispute about special payment for quick turn⁓round voyages. 1969Times 5 Nov. 23/6 Turnround time on orders has been cut from 15 to six days. 1977Modern Railways Dec. 462/1 A turnround time of about 5min would permit the running of a half-hourly service with only the barest of margins. |