check back

verb

checked back; checking back; checks back
informal
: to return to a place, person, etc., in order to try something again or to get additional information
We are not hiring today, but check back next month.

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Shop the current pieces on Wrangler's website now, and mark your calendar to check back this weekend when the final pieces arrive. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 Bring your appetite to one of these 10 November dining events and check back soon for our guides to where to get your Thanksgiving dinner and pies. — Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 Check out the matchups and check back for the results of second-round play. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026 Its Claude Tag tool, introduced in June, can follow Slack discussions and check back on unresolved tasks. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for check back

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“Check back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20back. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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