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Let's circle back on this
Common in meetings when someone wants to postpone a discussion
Literal Meaning
To return to a topic at a later time
Actual Meaning
We'll revisit this later - often means it's being deprioritized or the speaker wants to avoid discussing it now
Examples in Context

Manager: 'Let's circle back after we have the Q3 numbers.' (Translation: This isn't a priority right now)

Helpful Tips
  • 1Often used to politely defer decisions
  • 2May indicate the topic needs more preparation
  • 3Can sometimes mean the idea won't be revisited
Phrase Thesaurus
Similar words and synonyms for this phrase
revisit this later
deprioritize for now
discuss this at a later time
put this on hold
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