Turnaround

Noun

 * 1) The act of turning to face in the other direction.
 * 2) A reversal of policy.
 * 3) The time required to carry out a task.
 * They tried to reduce their turnaround on incoming paperwork.
 * 1) A turnabout.
 * 2)  A cadence linking the end of a verse to the beginning of the next.
 * 3)  The notation for the addition of a grace note above then below a given note.

Thesaurus
about-face, about-turn, afterthoughts, back track, back trail, backing, backing off, backing out, backing up, backup, better thoughts, change of mind, flip, flip-flop, mature judgment, reversal, reverse, reversing, reversion, right-about, right-about-face, second thoughts, swingaround, tergiversating, tergiversation, turnabout, volte-face

Alternative forms

 * turn-around, turn around

Synonyms
U-turn (1, 2)