about-turn

noun [C]

/əˌbaʊtˈtɜːn/

/-ˈtɝːn/ UK (US about-face)

Definition

› a change of direction: I'd only gone a little way down the street when I remembered I hadn't locked the door, so I made/did a quick about-turn.Changing directionChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequently › a complete change of opinion or behaviour: This is the government's second about-turn on the issue.ChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequentlyChanging your mind

(Definition of about-turn noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)