Headway and Turnaround

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Headway noun - Forward movement in time or place.

Usage example: the ant was making little headway carrying a crumb that was about five times his size

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Turnaround is an antonym for headway.

Turnaround noun - A changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite.

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Headway is an antonym for turnaround.

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Turnaround and Headway. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/headway/turnaround

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