quick turn
collocation in Englishmeaningsofquickandturn
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quick
adjective
uk/kwɪk/us/kwɪk/
happening or done with great speed, or lasting only a ...
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turn
noun
uk/tɜːn/us/tɝːn/
an opportunity or a duty to do something at a particular time or in a particular order, before or after ...
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(Definition ofquickandturnfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofquick turn
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Let's take aquickturndown there.
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There is sustained pressure on all concerned to secure aquickturn-round of railway wagons.
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In a few months, this is a very sharp andquickturn-round indeed.
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We need a modernised merchant marine to ensure speed andquickturn-round.
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The vessels are built under the constraints of profit margins, commercial judgments andquickturn-rounds.
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It would helpquickturnaround.
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But the scheme promises a greater productivity from which everyone will benefit, and alsoquickturn-round of ships.
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I hope that we shall not prevent the entry of imports needed for aquickturnon re-export business.
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Any shipowner who goes there can be assured of aquickturn-round and a very quick discharge indeed.
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They enable aquickturnround of ships, and are, therefore, extremely valuable to the export drive.
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It is quite true for this reason: that what the shipowner wants is aquickturn-over.
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Thequickturnis essentially a figure eight.
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If a port is to be efficient and have aquickturn-round of vessels, it needs an efficient labour force to land the fish quickly.
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I doubt, too, whether we can achieve our aim by anyquickturnof the wrist in technical management of the currency.
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In the final analysis the ultimate objective at all ports is thequickturn-round of ships at the lowest practicable cost.
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It has an almost unequalled record of freedom from strikes and trade disputes, and for providing a veryquickturn-round for ships.
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There is no doubt that a number of ships have a great difficulty in getting aquickturn-round in the dockyards.
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However, some have used standard laboratory approaches withquickturn-around results.
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The closing two bars consist of a quiet,quickturnin the treble.
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It has numerous berths allowing for aquickturn-around time.
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It became the model for good industrial relations,quickturn-round, competitive pricing and sheer, glorious bustle not only to this country, but to the industrialised world outside.
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Thus, we have corroboration from both sides of industry about the excellence of labour relations in the port, which is a major factor in thequickturn-round of ships.
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There are now rapid methods of loading and discharging, andquickturn-round facilities for loading coal, and so forth, for very near trades and the inter-coastal trades.
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