go backwards
Retreat from progress
To go backwards is to move in reverse direction—physically retreating rather than advancing, or figuratively returning to an earlier state.
Progress can go backwards when gains are lost: The economy has gone backwards since the election.
To bend over backwards is to make extraordinary effort to accommodate someone.
Also spelled as one word: go backward.
- rewindReturn to beginning
- deteriorateGrow worse over time
- reverseTurn to opposite
- recedeMove back from
- backslideRevert to bad habits
retrogress · retreat · devolve · withdraw · backtrack · lose ground · fall behind · backpedal · decline · undo · moonwalk · fall away · backstep · flashback · downgrade · recoil · return · relapse
go backwardsmove forward
Travel in intended direction
advance · proceed · go ahead · move ahead · press forward
go backwardsprogress
Movement toward improvement
advance · move forward · improve · develop · evolve
go backwardsfast-forward
Accelerated playback mode
proceed · flash forward · continue · move on · look ahead
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