going back
Heading the opposite
Going back describes returning to a previous location, state, or topic.
I'm going back to the office means returning there.
Going back to what you said earlier resumes a prior subject.
The phrase can mark historical reach: Going back to the 1800s, this was farmland.
To say there's no going back means a decision or change is irreversible.
- retraceFollow a previous path
- backtrackReverse one's position
- returnGo back again
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
- déjà vuIllusory prior experience
blast from the past · reminiscence · memory lane · reverting · nostalgia · old times · hindsight · flashback · reverse · rewind · point of no return · path · backslide · recollection · anachronism · traditionalism · foundationalism · recede
- revisiting actionsretrying, redoing, reviewing, rereading, rewatching
- test takingA, B, C, D, E
- return themeshomecoming, return journey, round trip
- betrayalbackstab, betray, betrayal, traitor, backstabber
- transitionstransition, blending, segue, fade, changeover
going backgoing forward
From this point onward
moving forward · advancing · going ahead · pressing on · proceeding
going backgoing forward
From this point onward
moving forward · progressing · advancing · looking ahead · moving on
going backfollowing through
Completing what was started
persevering · sticking with it · holding firm · committing · pressing on
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