doubles back
Retraces one's path
To double back is to reverse direction and return along the same path: We doubled back when we realized we'd missed the turn.
The phrase often implies retracing steps after going too far or taking a wrong route.
Figuratively, a narrative or argument doubles back when it returns to an earlier point: The plot doubles back to reveal what really happened that night.
- retraceFollow a previous path
- reverseTurn to opposite
- backtrackReverse one's position
- reconsiderThink about something anew
- second thoughtsDoubts after deciding
loop around · turn around · flashback · callback · rethink · change of heart · twist · plot twist · inversion · redirect · zigzag · shift gears · revise · boomerang · pivot · veer · adapt · reroute
- comes backreturns, reappears, reemerges, recurs, comes around
doubles backpresses on
Continues despite difficulty
keeps going · forges ahead · proceeds · advances · pushes forward
doubles backperseveres
Continues despite difficulty
presses ahead · pushes through · follows through · soldiers on
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