Sekirov Dictionary

step back

/stɛp ˈbæk/

verb 5
noun 2
forms 3

verb5

•
To stop what one is doing and evaluate the current situation.
- Perhaps we should step back for a second and think about solving this problem a different way.
•
To retreat from one's duties in a job; to reduce one's duties, often as a prelude to leaving a position; to take a back seat.
- He's stepping back from the role to let you start in it.
•
To quietly abandon a belief.
- You need to step back from the threat you made.
•
To prevent oneself from becoming emotionally involved in a certain situation.
- As a therapist sometimes you have to step back from your clients' lives.
to depart driving the train following the train they arrived into the station driving, so as to decrease service turnaround time.

noun2

•
A setback, downgrade, or deterioration.
- Switching to more frequent meetings was a step back for that team, which had too many meetings already.
A reversion to a former state or situation.

forms

stepped back · stepping back · steps back

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