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
Less than two weeks after the news broke that the robot musicians would be making their final curtain call, Chuck E. Cheese backtracked.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 May 2024
The act, done without consulting the other three members, caused a public outcry and forced the new majority to backtrack and agree to a five-of-seven super-majority for key decisions, and a rotating presidency among them.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
But folks who had been holding on to legacy free accounts for about a decade objected, so Google backtracked and let people keep their accounts free of charge — but only for personal use.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 24 May 2024
The figures follow a year when the company backtracked on many of its plans.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 May 2024
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 May 2024
The act, done without consulting the other three members, caused a public outcry and forced the new majority to backtrack and agree to a five-of-seven super-majority for key decisions, and a rotating presidency among them.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
But folks who had been holding on to legacy free accounts for about a decade objected, so Google backtracked and let people keep their accounts free of charge — but only for personal use.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 24 May 2024
The figures follow a year when the company backtracked on many of its plans.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 May 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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