turn the corner

verb

To pass the most critical point of some process; to pass out of danger.

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Meanings

verbturn the corner (third-person singular simple present turns the corner, present participle turning the corner, simple past and past participle turned the corner)

present singular third person turns the corner · participle present turning the corner · participle past turned the corner · past turned the corner · alternative turn a corner

  1. idiomaticTo pass the most critical point of some process; to pass out of danger.

    POSITIVE signs are starting to emerge in China but economists warn it's too early to tell whether Australia's biggest trading partner is turning the corner.

    2009 February 9, “Hope as China's appetite returns”, in Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
  2. In the game of cribbage, to reach the point at which one is safe from being lurched.
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APA

turn the corner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20the%20corner

MLA

“turn the corner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20the%20corner. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turn the corner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20the%20corner.

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