call back
Return the call
To call back is to return a phone call: I'll call you back in five minutes.
It also means to summon someone to return: The manufacturer called back thousands of defective units.
In theater and auditions, a callback is an invitation to return for further consideration: She got a callback for the lead role.
Recorded caller messages
- phone tagAlternating unreturned calls
- redialRepeat a call
- holdMaintain in grasp
- receptionistVisitor-greeting office worker
message · busy signal · answering machine · dial · switchboard · extension · landline · mobile
Mind's retention capacity
- rememberRetain in mind
- recollectRetrieve past experiences
- reminisceRecall past experiences fondly
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
nostalgia · retrieval · recollection · retrospection · mnemonic · bring to mind · evoke · summon up
Signal to approach
Shaping through liquid form
- screen testFilmed casting evaluation
- directorOne who leads
- producerOne who makes things
- talentInborn aptitude
actor · actress · role · part · reading · tryout · shortlist · theater
Inherent imperfection or fault
- safetyFreedom from harm
- manufacturerOne who produces goods
- consumerOne who acquires goods
- FDAU.S. health regulator
warning · batch · serial number · inspection · refund · replacement · notice · alert
Examine again later
- return visitSubsequent trip somewhere familiar
- stop byVisit briefly
- follow upContinue investigating something
- rescheduleAssign a different time
voicemail
Recorded caller messages
receptionist · message · busy signal · answering machine · dial · switchboard · extension · landline · mobile · contact
memory
Mind's retention capacity
flashback · nostalgia · retrieval · recollection · retrospection · mnemonic · bring to mind · evoke · summon up · reflect
beckon
Signal to approach
casting
Shaping through liquid form
- screen testFilmed casting evaluation
- directorOne who leads
- producerOne who makes things
talent · actor · actress · role · part · reading · tryout · shortlist · theater · film
defect
Inherent imperfection or fault
- safetyFreedom from harm
- manufacturerOne who produces goods
- consumerOne who acquires goods
FDA · warning · batch · serial number · inspection · refund · replacement · notice · alert · withdrawal
revisit
Examine again later
- return visitSubsequent trip somewhere familiar
- stop byVisit briefly
- follow upContinue investigating something
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, put down, turn on, turn off
- callslong distance, voicemail, busy signal, dial, redial
- Hollywood termsbox office, logline, opening weekend, pitch, green light
- phone recordsrecent calls, missed calls, phone number, local calls, long distance
- comedycomedy, jokes, humor, puns, sarcasm
- obtainingget, obtain, acquire, gain, procure