moving back
Returning toward origin
Moving back describes returning to a previous position or location.
Physically, someone might be moving back to let others pass or moving back to their hometown after years away.
The phrase can suggest retreat or reversal: The company is moving back to its original strategy.
It also describes repositioning something rearward: Try moving back the couch a few feet.
- withdrawingRemoving or pulling away
- retreatingMoving back from advance
- beat a retreatWithdraw from confrontation
- recedingMoving away from observer
- revertReturn to earlier condition
giving ground · backpedal · retrocede · rewind · retrogress · diminishing · annul · reminisce · nullify · reconsider · flashback · undo · backtrack · revisit · relive · recoil · return · hindsight
- retreatwithdrawal, retreating, withdraw, pullback, retreat
- transit actionsboarding, riding, waiting, standing, sitting
moving backmoving forward
Continuing toward a goal
advancing · moving ahead · going forward · moving up · pushing forward
moving backprogressing
Moving toward completion
advancing · moving forward · making progress · making headway · moving up
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