Phrase info Synonyms

circle back

Speech parts

1. circle back - Verb

2. circle back - Phrase

Meaning

(idiomatic) 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.

(idiomatic, corporate jargon) 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.

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

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Examples

I think many of my books, including "Handle with Care," including "My Sister's Keeper" circle back to how far are we willing to go for the people we love? I think love changes the way we think. It's the thing that takes you out of what your normal set of beliefs would be. Jodi Picoult

Childhood is such a delicate tissue; what they had done this morning could snag somewhere in the little ones, make a dull, small pain that will circle back again and again, and hurt them in small ways for the rest of their lives. Lauren Groff

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