rings back

Returns the call

Rings back means to return a phone call, used chiefly in British English: I'll ring you back in five minutes, She rang back as soon as she got the message.

The American equivalent is "calls back."

Related

voicemail · missed call · on hold · remember · reverberate · echo · dial tone · hang up the phone · busy signal · return · chime · response · reminisce · déjà vu · resound · flashback · handset · hangup

Opposites
responsiveness to communication

rings backghosts

Spirits of the deceased

ignores · blows off · disregards · snubs · avoids

call direction

rings backrings up

Contacts by telephone

reaches out · cold calls

Family

ring, rings, back, backs, backed, backing, backer, ringed, ringing

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G