course-correct

English

Etymology

A back-formation of course correction.

Verb

course-correct (third-person singular simple present course-corrects, present participle course-correcting, simple past and past participle course-corrected)

1. (transitive, aviation, nautical) To alter the current course of an aircraft or other vessel to ensure it is directed towards the intended destination.
2. (ambitransitive) To make adjustments to an ongoing process or project in order to achieve a desired outcome.
   • 2017 January 21, Bim Adewunmi, “Why I love... author Nicola Yoon”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     I’ve occasionally gone on TV and movie fasts, usually to course-correct after overindulging in too many screen-based activities. But books are a constant and during no period of my life was I more immersed in books than as a teenager.

   • 2022 February 23, Tamryn Spruill, “Women’s Basketball Players Get a New Lifeline, Close to Home”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

     For Manis, the league is an opportunity to course-correct a career beleaguered by bumps and false starts. She is joined by women at various stages of their basketball careers, many focused on redemptive arcs of their own.