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check back

To ask about someone or something again later; follow up. I don't have an update on that shipment right now, but check back later. Check back in an hour, the cookies should be done by then. I did check back, but the lab said they didn't have the results yet.
See also: back, check
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

check back (with someone)

to inquire of someone again at a later time. Please check back with me later.
See also: back, check

check back

(on someone or something) to look into the state of someone or something again at a later time. I'll have to check back on you later.
See also: back, check
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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According to details, the DIG directed all the SSP traffic to start the campaign to check back lights and indicators of the motorcycles and take strict action against the violators.
At the time of purchasing the TV, the salesman told me that the keyboard for the TV was not in stock and I should check back after a week.
The gynecologist told the patient not to worry and to check back in 6 to 9 months.
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The new orders remove the obligation for officers to check back with headquarters before returning fire at NATO planes if they carry out hostile manoeuvres on Pakistani soil, Abdul Qayum, a retired general and defence analyst, was quoted as saying.
Residents are urged to check back doors are locked before opening their front doors, to put a chain on when checking callers if no spyhole is available and to always ask for ID.
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If visual conditions prevail they might not, but you should probably still query them to be sure you know what to do on the missed in case you can't check back in right away.