"I don't want to answer this right now." Corporate stall phrase meaning we'll address this later — which often means never. "Great question — let me circle back on that next week." Universally recognized as a polite no; only the Most Sincere Manager actually circles back.
"Great question — let me circle back on that next week."
circle back means "I don't want to answer this right now." Corporate stall phrase meaning we'll address this later — which often means never. It's mostly used in workplace and corporate conversation. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
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Half tempted to throw a different color on top of it but platinum/silver is kinda my thing and it'd take forever to circle back. But ughhh it looks so bad! How tf do you put down silver on freshly toned hair and sudde…
“I don't see two dogs. I'll research and circle back.”
“Genuinely curious- did you ever circle back to people who recommended the book to you?”
“Half tempted to throw a different color on top of it but platinum/silver is kinda my thing and it'd take forever to circle back. But ughhh it looks so bad! How tf do you put down silver on freshly toned hair and suddenly have brassy patches again?”
“circle back to me when you die of a preventable illness because Robert Kennedy just personally feels icky about you having access to medicine”
“Circle Back, also Circleback, is an unincorporated community in Bailey County, Texas, United States.”
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To return to a previous location or state; to come back to.
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To return to a previous topic of discussion; to bring up again.
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