turning point

turning point

The point at which some event, activity, situation, condition, etc., begins or is able to change or reverse course. Little did I know that the meeting would mark a major turning point in my career. We're hoping that this new medicine will prove to be a turning point in the treatment of her disease. The turning point came when the team's captain scored an amazing goal from midfield. After that, it seemed like all the momentum shifted to their side.
See also: point, turning
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*turning point

Fig. a time when things may change; a point at which a change of course is possible or desirable. (Originally nautical. Fig. on the image of a ship approaching a point where a change of course has been planned. (*Typically: be at ~; come to ~; reach ~.) Things are at to a turning point. Bob can no longer afford the payments on his car. I think we have come to a turning point and there ought to be some improvement henceforth.
See also: point, turning
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • a bad apple spoils the (whole) barrel
  • a rotten apple spoils the (whole) barrel
  • a rotten apple spoils the (whole) bunch
  • a rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel
  • bushel
  • one rotten apple spoils the (whole) barrel
  • one rotten apple spoils the (whole) bunch
  • one rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel
  • rotten apple spoils the barrel
  • it takes one bad apple to spoil the (whole) bushel
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Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things, the efficacy, safety and therapeutic potential of Turning Point Therapeutics' drug candidates, repotrectinib, TPX-0022 and TPX-0046, the results, conduct, progress and timing of Turning Point Therapeutics' development programs and clinical trials including the Phase 1/2 TRIDENT-1 clinical study and the Phase 1 clinical study of TPX-0022, plans regarding future clinical trials, the regulatory approval path for repotrectinib, the strength of Turning Point Therapeutics' balance sheet and the adequacy of cash on hand.
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Turning Point's kinase inhibitors are designed to bind to their targets with greater precision and affinity than existing therapies, with a novel, compact structure that has demonstrated an ability to potentially overcome treatment resistance common with other kinase inhibitors.
Turning Point Therapeutics Prices US Initial Public Offering
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All the money raised at the howdy-themed hootenanny will go directly to the Turning Point service users.
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OKLAHOMA CITY Youth Services for Oklahoma County is changing its name to Pivot, with the tagline A Turning Point for Youth.
Youth Services gets new name
Biggest turning point: When I started working and doing everything on my own.
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San Diego, CA, September 30, 2016 --(PR.com)-- The Turning Point Pregnancy Resource Center (TPPRC), a non-profit pregnancy medical clinic in San Diego, recently announced the details for their upcoming annual fall banquet.
Turning Point Announces Annual Fall Banquet
THIRTY thousand people in England are trapped and "forgotten" suffering from both mental health and addiction problems, says charity Turning Point.
ADDICTION AID CRISIS
ONE of Turning Point's learning disability services - The Cedars in Bulkington - recently held a bake-off attended by local MP Mark Pawsey and Councillor Jill Sheppard, Mayor of Nuneaton and Bedworth.
Bake-off at Cedars
DEFENDING champion Soren Kjeldsen credits his Irish Open victory as the turning point in his career.
DOWN WIN GOT MY CAREER ON THE UP
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North Castle Partners invests in Turning Point
(AP) -- A Hagerstown Community College student says the school is violating her First Amendment rights by barring her from starting a campus chapter of the conservative youth group Turning Point USA.
Md. College bars new club for conservatives
Gordon Strachan last night claimed this week's shaming of FIFA can be a huge turning point for world football.
A game changer