circle back

idiom

: to return
I circled back to the house to get my briefcase.

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Teams may circle back to the Heat closer to the Feb. 6 deadline if other plays don’t come to fruition or their desperation increases (see below for some candidates), but Miami may be stuck with its Jimmy Butler problem for a while. John Hollinger, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025 Astronomers originally estimated the comet to circle back in about 80,000 years, but as of October 14, observational data revealed the comet had a new path that could remove it from our solar system completely. Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024 Sometimes a buck will walk 50 more yards, get curious and circle back to check you out. Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024 Astronomers originally estimated that the comet would circle back in about 80,000 years, but as of October 14, observational data revealed the comet had a new path that could remove it from our solar system completely. Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for circle back 

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“Circle back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circle%20back. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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