Definition

Noun A change in the direction that you are moving.

Usage

This noun phrase describes the act or instance of altering one's path, trajectory, or intended direction of travel. It is often used in contexts involving navigation, strategy, or personal plans.

Examples

• The ship's change of course was necessary to avoid the storm.
• After receiving new information, the project team made a sudden change of course.
• The pilot announced a slight change of course due to air traffic.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Commonly used metaphorically to describe a significant shift in strategy, policy, opinion, or the direction of one's life.
  • The company's financial losses forced a complete change of course in its business model.
  • Her year abroad represented a major change of course in her academic career.

Variants and Related Words

• Course Correction (n): A specific, often small, adjustment made to return to an intended path.
• Redirection (n): The action of assigning or sending something to a new or different destination or purpose.
• Shift (n): A slight change in position, direction, or tendency.
• Turn (n): An act of changing direction.

Synonyms

• Alteration in direction
• Shift in trajectory
• Change of direction
• Reorientation

Antonyms

• Continuation
• Steadiness
• Unchanging path

Related Phrases

• To change course (v): The verbal form of the action.
  • We need to change course if we want to arrive on time.
• Mid-course correction: An adjustment made after a process or journey has begun.
  • The spacecraft performed a mid-course correction.

Noun

1. a change in the direction that you are moving