turn-roundn.

Brit.

/ˈtəːnraʊnd/, U.S.

/ˈtərnˌraʊnd/

Etymology: < the verbal phrase turn round (to turn round at turn v. Phrasal verbs).

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.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [noun] > time taken to complete a process

time1562

turn-round1913

call time1956

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > [noun] > arrival, unloading, and preparation of vehicle

turn-round1913

turnaround1936

the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > [noun] > progress through a system

turn-round1972

the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > types of service > process of serving tables

turn-round1972

society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > [noun] > progress through system

turn-round1974

1913 A. 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.

1929 Evening 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.

1951 Engineering 1 June 658/1 An exceptional amount of sickness among the key and other operative staff, resulting in a slower turn-round of wagons.

1958 Daily Mail 3 July 4/3 An efficiency service that is..capable of..achieving a quicker turn-round in the hospitals.

1963 Times 9 Feb. 9/4 The campaign for quicker ‘turnround’..is being conducted jointly by the Road Haulage Association and British Road Services.

1972 L. Lamb Pict. Frame xiv. 125 The expertness of the waiters in getting a quick turn~round of occupants at their tables.

1974 Physics 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.

1976 Southern Evening 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.

1976 P. 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.

1979 Dan-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.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > change of direction, reversion > [noun] > change to other or former condition

re-entry1599

reaction1792

shift1826

reversal1862

swing-back1862

flop1880

revert1895

throwback1923

swing-over1927

U-turn1929

right turn1940

swing-round1940

turnaround1941

turn-round1963

U-ey1976

switch-around1981

1963 Times 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.

1976 Listener 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.

1981 Times 22 May 19/2 Associated Engineering's £12.2m turnround from first half profits of £10.5m last year to a loss of £1.7m this time shows how bad conditions are in engineering.

1984 Daily 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.

ΚΠ

1920 Glasgow Herald 16 Aug. 8 The strike has arisen from a dispute about special payment for quick turn~round voyages.

1969 Times 5 Nov. 23/6 Turnround time on orders has been cut from 15 to six days.

1977 Mod. 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.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	turn-round
释义	turn-roundn. Brit. /ˈtəːnraʊnd/, U.S. /ˈtərnˌraʊnd/ Etymology: < the verbal phrase turn round (to turn round at turn v. Phrasal verbs). 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. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [noun] > time taken to complete a process time1562 turn-round1913 call time1956 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > [noun] > arrival, unloading, and preparation of vehicle turn-round1913 turnaround1936 the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > [noun] > progress through a system turn-round1972 the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > types of service > process of serving tables turn-round1972 society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > [noun] > progress through system turn-round1974 1913 A. 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. 1929 Evening 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. 1951 Engineering 1 June 658/1 An exceptional amount of sickness among the key and other operative staff, resulting in a slower turn-round of wagons. 1958 Daily Mail 3 July 4/3 An efficiency service that is..capable of..achieving a quicker turn-round in the hospitals. 1963 Times 9 Feb. 9/4 The campaign for quicker ‘turnround’..is being conducted jointly by the Road Haulage Association and British Road Services. 1972 L. Lamb Pict. Frame xiv. 125 The expertness of the waiters in getting a quick turn~round of occupants at their tables. 1974 Physics 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. 1976 Southern Evening 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. 1976 P. 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. 1979 Dan-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. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > change of direction, reversion > [noun] > change to other or former condition re-entry1599 reaction1792 shift1826 reversal1862 swing-back1862 flop1880 revert1895 throwback1923 swing-over1927 U-turn1929 right turn1940 swing-round1940 turnaround1941 turn-round1963 U-ey1976 switch-around1981 1963 Times 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. 1976 Listener 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. 1981 Times 22 May 19/2 Associated Engineering's £12.2m turnround from first half profits of £10.5m last year to a loss of £1.7m this time shows how bad conditions are in engineering. 1984 Daily 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. ΚΠ 1920 Glasgow Herald 16 Aug. 8 The strike has arisen from a dispute about special payment for quick turn~round voyages. 1969 Times 5 Nov. 23/6 Turnround time on orders has been cut from 15 to six days. 1977 Mod. 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1913
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