Meaning of circle back | Babel Free

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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