backtrack
verb
back·track
ˈbak-ˌtrak 
backtracked; backtracking; backtracks
1
a
: to retrace one's course
b
: to go back to an earlier point in a sequence
2
: to reverse a position
Examples of backtrack in a Sentence
The hikers realized they had made a wrong turn and would have to backtrack.
Let me backtrack for a moment and pick up our previous conversation.
Recent Examples on the Web
Following demonstrations that left at least three protesters dead, Sall backtracked on the delay after the Senegalese constitutional council ruled against his decision to postpone the vote.
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Nimi Princewill, CNN, 30 July 2024
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Walters: California homelessness funding is on the chopping block.
—George Skelton, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
Yet Mexico has doubled down on dirtier fuels in its energy mix and backtracked on its Paris Agreement commitments, setting targets that, according to the Climate Action Tracker, will raise emissions.
—Shannon K. O'Neil, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2024
Dashcam footage records chase Dashcam footage captured and shared by the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office shows police vehicles chase the U-Haul being driven by one of the suspects and eventually forcing the backtracking vehicle towards the side of the road.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
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Nimi Princewill, CNN, 30 July 2024
Related Articles Opinion: California must not backtrack on promise of broadband for all
Walters: California homelessness funding is on the chopping block.
—George Skelton, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
Yet Mexico has doubled down on dirtier fuels in its energy mix and backtracked on its Paris Agreement commitments, setting targets that, according to the Climate Action Tracker, will raise emissions.
—Shannon K. O'Neil, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2024
Dashcam footage records chase Dashcam footage captured and shared by the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office shows police vehicles chase the U-Haul being driven by one of the suspects and eventually forcing the backtracking vehicle towards the side of the road.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
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“Backtrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backtrack. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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backtrack
verb
back·track
ˈbak-ˌtrak
1
: to go back over a course or path
2
: to reverse a position or stand
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