Everyday Office Jargon · Associate level

"Turn the corner"

"Turn the corner" means to pass through a difficult period and begin moving toward improvement or recovery.

Say this instead: get past the hard part

How "Turn the corner" shows up at work

Sports metaphor that found a permanent home in quarterly business reviews. Optimistic but vague enough to mean almost anything. Often appears in the same sentence as "momentum," as if the two are physically linked.

Buzzword

I think we've finally turned the corner on the supply chain issues.

Plain English

I think we've finally gotten past the worst of the supply chain problems.

Corporate Rank: Associate · Category: Everyday Office Jargon

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