Definition
A complete change in situation, attitude, or performance, often from negative to positive. Can also refer to the time required to complete a process or the physical space where vehicles can reverse direction.
Etymology
Compound of 'turn' from Old English 'turnian' and 'around' from Middle English. The business sense of dramatic improvement emerged in the mid-20th century from the literal sense of turning something around.
Kelly Says
Corporate turnaround specialists are like emergency room doctors for failing businesses, often implementing radical changes in just 90 days to prevent bankruptcy. The concept has become so powerful that 'turnaround story' is now a recognized investment category on Wall Street.
Translations
ARالعربية
انعطاف
in.ʿiṭāf
BNবাংলা
পরিবর্তন
pɔ.ri.bɔr.tɔn
DADansk
omvending
om.ven.dɪŋ
DEDeutsch
Kehrtwende
keːɐ̯t.vɛndə
ELΕλληνικά
στροφή
stro.fí
ESEspañol
cambio de rumbo
kam.bjo de rum.bo
FAفارسی
دگرگونی
de.ger.gu.ni
FRFrançais
retournement
ʁə.tuʁ.nə.mɑ̃
HUMagyar
fordulat
for.du.lat
IDBahasa Indonesia
perubahan
pə.rʊ.bah.an
ITItaliano
svolta
zvol.ta
KMKM
ការផ្លាស់ប្តូរ
kɑː pʰliəh pɑ.tɔː
MSBahasa Melayu
perubahan
pə.rʊ.bah.an
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pjaʊŋ.lɛ
NLNederlands
ommekeer
ɔm.ə.ker
NONorsk
omvending
om.ven.dɪŋ
PTPortuguês
reviravolta
ʁe.vi.ɾa.ˈvoɫ.tɐ
RORomână
schimbare
skim.bare
RUРусский
поворот
pɐ.vɐ.ˈro.tɐt
SVSvenska
vändpunkt
vɛnd.pʉŋkt
SWKiswahili
mabadiliko
ma.ba.dɪ.lɪ.ko
TAதமிழ்
திருப்பு
tirup.pu
THไทย
การเปลี่ยน
kɑːn.pʰlìan
TLTL
pagbabago
pag.bab.a.go
UKУкраїнська
зміна
zmɪ.na
VITiếng Việt
đổi hướng
đổi hư.ơng
ZUZU
ukushintsha
u.ku.ʃint.ʃa