Turnaround Time交付周期
Turnaround time is the agreed elapsed time between the start of a translation or localization task and the delivery of the completed work, usually measured in hours, business days, or calendar days. In translation and localization documentation, it appears in project schedules, quotes, service-level agreements, and scheduling notes, where it sets the deadline for individual workflow steps or the entire project.
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Where this term appears
In translation and localization work, turnaround time is set during quoting and scheduling, and may vary by service, language pair, volume, and available resources. Project managers use it to plan translation, editing, proofreading, and QA steps, and clients rely on it to coordinate launches or content updates across multiple locales.
Translation checks
A common error is agreeing to a turnaround time that ignores real workflow dependencies, such as SME review, client clarification, or final publishing, so the date only covers translation and leaves no room for downstream steps. This can force teams to skip QA or rush in-country review, increasing risk of defects.
Keep the term aligned across your files
Creative and consumer content needs accurate meaning as well as tone and context. Subtitles, interfaces and voice scripts also require checks for timing, character limits and pronunciation.
Provide approved terms and previous translations with the source files. Agree how variants, ambiguous wording and revisions will be reviewed. Terminology maintenance and any termbase handback are confirmed in the project scope. See the 8-step AI + expert workflow.
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Include the source and target languages, file types, intended use, deadline and any approved termbase. Agree handling before sending sensitive files. Acknowledged in 4 hours, quoted in 24.
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