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big turn-up

big turn-up

4.2
A large number of people who come to an event
  • noun
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  • The music festival saw a big turn-up despite the rain.

Examples

  • There's likely to be a big turn-up for the grand opening tonight.

  • Organizers were pleased with the big turn-up at the community meeting.

  • Wow! What a big turn-up!

  • The concert had a big turn-up of fans!

  • The music festival saw a big turn-up despite the rain.

  • Organizers were pleased with the big turn-up at the community meeting.

  • There's likely to be a big turn-up for the grand opening tonight.

Synonyms

flood of visitors
vsbig turn-up
2.9

A large number of people who arrive at one place quickly

refers to many people attending an event rather than rapid arrival

How Big

big turn-up
4.2
turnout
189 3.8

Surface Forms

big turn-up singular
big turn-ups plural

Morphology

big + turn-up

The noun 'turn-up' is a nominalization of the phrasal verb 'turn up' (to arrive), so 'big' + 'turn-up' literally suggests a large arrival/attendance and is partly compositional. However, the noun form is somewhat dialectal and requires recognizing the phrasal verb-to-noun conversion, so learners who only know the separate words may not immediately infer the exact event/attendance sense without prior exposure.

Etymology

The phrase big turn-up comes from the simple idea of people turning up to an event, meaning they 'arrive'. So when a lot of people 'turn up', you get a big turn-up, meaning many people attended.