circle back

Definitions

1. To return to a previous location or state; to come back to.
   idiomatic, intransitive
2. To return to a previous topic of discussion; to bring up again.
   idiomatic, intransitive
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see circle, back.

Examples

“I have⟳ to circle back to the office to pick⟳ up a few things.”

“Well, a Palm Springs property known as Elvis Presley's honeymoon retreat has circled back on the market at $3.2 million – the same price as early this year.”

“My goal is to hit "Amazing" by 7 a.m., which allows me to circle back to the puzzle all day, pick⟳, pick⟳, picking until I hit "Genius."”

“We eat⟳ dinner at 6 every day. I'm not proud of this, but I circle back to my work⟳ after dinner to get⟳ done what I need⟳ to do.”

“We're out of time right now, but we can circle back on this tomorrow.”

“It seems the phone numbers may be inoperative and some people may be in hiding, so I think⟳ we're going to be circling back with the government to check those numbers.”

“I will circle back to the meteorology of this event in a moment.”

““Breathe⟳ a minute. Relax⟳. Say⟳ the magic words: you need⟳ to take⟳ a beat⟳, and then you'll circle back.””

“"We will circle back on that" was all Victor Escalon of the Texas Department of Public Safety had to say⟳ at a press⟳ conference Thursday when asked what, exactly, police were doing between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. while an armed man was inside an elementary school classroom killing children.”

“When it was released from its cage Monday, the bird gracefully circled back, almost in a half moon, before disappearing into the sky.”

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