doubling back
Retracing your path
Doubling back means reversing direction to return along the path you came from.
A hiker who misses a trail marker doubles back to find it.
Animals double back to evade predators or confuse their scent trail.
The phrase implies retracing steps rather than taking a new route: We had to double back when we realized we'd passed the turnoff.
- returningGoing back to origin
- turning aroundReversing one's direction
- retraceFollow a previous path
- reconsiderThink about something anew
- rethinkEvaluate again differently
retracing steps · revisit · loop · going in circles · flashback · circle · reverse · callback · pivot · reevaluate · rewind · detour · reroute · regroup · adjust · recalibrate · course-correct · course correction
- backtrackingretreat, retracing steps, undoing, rewinding, retraction
- reversalsreverse, undo, revert, overturn, flip
doubling backforging ahead
Continuing with determination
pushing on · moving forward · advancing · proceeding · carrying on
doubling backpersevering
Maintaining effort despite difficulty
persisting · following through · sticking with it · pushing through · soldiering on
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