Get back to meaning in English

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Definition

to get back to someone (on the telephone): to contact someone, to reply to someone (on the telephone) idiom
I'll get back to you next week. I should know the answer by then.
to get back to your problem: to return to your problem, to talk about your problem again idiom
Sorry about the interruption. Getting back to the problem, I can fix it right now.
to get back to (one's desk): to return to, to go back to, to come back to (one's desk) idiomverb
I have to get back to my desk. I have not checked my emails for an hour.

Examples

  • "Anyway, let's get back to the importance of the diet."
  • "Polly : Oh, and Cheeter, make sure you bring me a doctor's note when you get back to the office."
  • "I hope you will consider this proposal, and get back to me as soon as possible."
  • "Please get back to me: this is an important subject and you are currently violating the regulations."
  • "If you leave a name and number, I'll try to get back to you reasonably soon."
  • "However, we gave Sam a week to get back to us."
  • "Let's get back to some of the memories that make Funky Friday so funky."
  • "I'll look into it and get back to you."
  • "Feel free to get back to us tomorrow with your decision."
  • "Brian : Let's get back to our interrogation!"
  • "Brian : Let's get back to our interrogation."
  • "I'll fax over a draft of the contract as soon as I get back to the office."
  • "Bethany : But with a baby, I'll have to put my career on hold and I may never get back to where I was."
  • "Susie : Let's get back to the issue, shall we?"
  • "Now, if I can just remember how to get back to my hotel..."
  • "Susie : I suppose we should get back to our negotiations."
  • "Philip, make sure Icarus gets back to his office alright, will you?"
  • "Hopefully Kevin will get back to me soon so that I will know where Delavigne stands on these issues."
  • "Telephone : Please leave a message, and he will get back to you!"
  • "Until then, let's get back to the spirit of the season: getting drunk as skunks, stuffing our faces with food, and of course, putting up with our family!"

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