check back
phrasal 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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Our practices may change from time to time, so please check back here periodically to review our latest policy.
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Hazlitt, 6 Feb. 2026
Be sure to check back; this schedule will be frequently updated, up to and during the festival’s run June 18 to 20, June 25 to 27 and July 2 to 4.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Keep checking back here for updates on the biggest names to expect in ads during Super Bowl LX.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
But after Nik Graves traded 3s with Jaylin Stewart and Isaac Traudt put the Bluejays in front, the Huskies’ starting group was at the scorer’s table, ready to check back in.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2026
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Hazlitt, 6 Feb. 2026
Be sure to check back; this schedule will be frequently updated, up to and during the festival’s run June 18 to 20, June 25 to 27 and July 2 to 4.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Keep checking back here for updates on the biggest names to expect in ads during Super Bowl LX.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
But after Nik Graves traded 3s with Jaylin Stewart and Isaac Traudt put the Bluejays in front, the Huskies’ starting group was at the scorer’s table, ready to check back in.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Check back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20back. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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