report back

phrasal verb

reported back; reporting back; reports back

: to return to a place in order to report information, do more work, etc.

Report back in two hours.

—often + to

Report back to my office in two hours.

: to give (newly found information) to someone

The policeman reported back that he found nothing wrong.

—often + to

Each researcher reports his results back to the project director.

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That, combined with seven Palace players reaching the final of three different international tournaments, and so reporting back later for club duty, meant time to work tactically with the squad as a collective before the games started to count was severely restricted. —

Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025 Trump directed his Interior and Commerce secretaries to report back on their efforts to implement the new policy by April 20. —

Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025 However, those agencies don't have to report back to Trump until April 1—something the National Retail Federation highlighted in a Monday statement. —

Michael Kan, PCMAG, 21 Jan. 2025 Victoria Mahoney directed the pilot episode, as Deadline exclusively reported back in February. —

Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for report back