Turnaround Time

Domain	Definition
Computing	The elapsed time between submission of a job and the return of the complete output. Source: European Union. (references)
Post & Telecom	In the automated VHF/UHF maritime mobile telephone system, the ship station response time between the end of coast station calling sequence and the beginning of the call acknowledgement message sequence. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Non-Fiction Usage: Turnaround Time

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		At the end of the day, it will be a case of who can offer the best in price, turnaround time and quality. (references)
		In the private sector, the turnaround time for paying invoices is never less than 90 days, but sometimes it may go up to 120-180 days. Foreign companies should be aware that public customers are often much slower in paying. (references)
		U.S. companies should be aware that the turnaround time for paying invoices is almost always 90 days in Italy, but in many cases it may be as many as 120-180 days. The Italian public sector is very slow in paying its debts, sometimes taking more than a year. A certain degree of flexibility is considered normal in the establishment of terms and conditions. (references)
Economic History	Brazil	Costs are lower and turnaround time shorter there. (references)
	Argentina	The cost is $600; turnaround time is 15 business days. (references)
	Senegal	Cost of such a report is USD 125 and turnaround time averages four weeks. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Modern Translation: Turnaround Time

Language		Translations for "turnaround time"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		gennemløbstid (turn-around time, turnround time, turn-round time). (various references)

Dutch		turnaround-tijd (turn around time, turn-around time, turnround time), omschakeltijd bij wisseling van zendrichting (turn-around time). (various references)

Finnish		läpimenoaika (turn-around time, turnround time, turn-round time). (various references)

French		temps de rotation (turn-around time, turnround time, turn-round time), délai d'inversion (turn-around time), délai d'exécution d'un travail (turnround time, turn-round time). (various references)

German		Umschaltzeit (turn-around time), Durchlaufzeit (pass-through time). (various references)

Greek		χρόνος εκτέλεσης εργασίας (turnround time, turn-round time), χρόνος επαναφοράς (turn-around time). (various references)

Italian		tempo d'inversione (turn-around time), tempo di completamento (turnround time, turn-round time). (various references)

Pig Latin		urnaroundtay imetay

Portuguese		tempo de realização de trabalho (turnround time, turn-round time). (various references)

Spanish		tiempo de respuesta (response time), retardo en los dos sentidos (turn-around time). (various references)

Swedish		omloppstid (currency, cycle). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Turnaround Time

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-e-i-m-n-n-o-r-r-t-t-u-u"
	-4 letters: antimodern, nonadmirer, numeration, ordainment, terminator, tournament, turnaround.
	-5 letters: adornment, antitumor, intermont, intonated, inundator, meditator, mentation, nominated, numerator, nurturant, nutriment, outdreamt, outmanned, ruminated, ruminator, runaround, unarmored, unattuned, unmarried, unmounted, unmourned, untainted, untrained, untutored.
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Definition: Turnaround Time