backtrack
/ˈbækˌtræk/
verb
- To go back along the same path or route you came from.
- After driving ten miles, he had to backtrack because he forgot his wallet.
- The hikers decided to backtrack to the campsite before it got dark.
- We had to backtrack through the forest when we realized we missed the trail marker.
- To change a previous statement, opinion, or decision, often because it was wrong or unpopular.
- The politician tried to backtrack on his promise after facing criticism.
- The company had to backtrack on its new policy after customers complained.
- She quickly backtracked when she realized her comment had offended her friend.
- To retrace steps or review earlier actions in order to find a mistake or solve a problem.
- The detective backtracked the suspect's movements on the night of the crime.
- We backtracked our calculations to see where the error occurred.
- The programmer had to backtrack through the code to find the bug.
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- An act of going back along a path or reversing a decision.
- His backtrack on the agreement surprised everyone in the meeting.
- The team made a quick backtrack after realizing the plan wouldn't work.
- The long backtrack to the car exhausted the whole group.