be back

idiom

: return
She left earlier but she should be back soon.

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Leo will be back tomorrow with more. Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Dec. 2025 The image gives us a souvenir from a celestial visitor that won't be back for more than a millennium. Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025 Coach Shane Steichen said Buckner may be back soon. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025 Although the couple will be back and forth from Los Angeles to New York for work, Pittsburgh will remain their home base. Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for be back

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“Be back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20back. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.

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