turn-by-turn directions

noun
UK /ˌtɜːn baɪ ˈtɜːn dɪˈrɛkʃənz/
US /ˌtɝːn baɪ ˈtɝːn dəˈrɛkʃənz/

Step-by-step instructions that tell you exactly where to go at each turn.

The app gave us turn-by-turn directions to the zoo.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Spoken instructions from a GPS device that guide a driver at each turn.

The car's turn-by-turn directions told us to turn left in 200 meters.

3. A detailed sequence of instructions for completing a process step by step.

The manual provides turn-by-turn directions for assembling the bookshelf.

4. Guidance given in real time as someone moves along a path.

The tour guide gave us turn-by-turn directions through the old city.