circle back

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To return to a previous location or state

   To return to a previous location or state; to come back to.

   • 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."
2. 2

   To return to a previous topic of discussion

   To return to a previous topic of discussion; to bring up again.

   • 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.
3. 3

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see circle, back.

   • 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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