as you were
Cancel that order
As you were is a military command telling soldiers to return to their previous position or stance after an interrupted order.
In casual speech, it signals that what the speaker just said should be disregarded—a verbal correction or retraction: The meeting's at three—as you were, it's at four.
The phrase functions as self-interruption, acknowledging a mistake mid-sentence.
- never mindRetraction of a statement
- scratch thatWithdraw a statement
- forget itDismissive phrase ending discussion
- false alarmErroneous warning signal
- disregardWillful lack of attention
revert · stay put · return · reset · undo · resume · stand down · about face · forward march · backtrack · persist · back to normal · status quo · go back · restore · maintain · rewind · snap back
as you wereattention
Focused mental awareness
ten-hut · at attention · stand at attention · fall in · stand at ease
as you wereas I was saying
Phrase resuming interrupted speech
importantly · in fact · actually · correction · on second thought