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noun a withdrawal or retreat

verb to move or retreat backwards

adverb in a manner that involves moving or retreating backwards

• The company decided to pull back on their expansion plans due to economic uncertainty.
• I think it's time to pull back and reassess our approach before moving forward.
• Dude, you need to pull back and chill out before you say something you regret.
• Sometimes it's necessary to pull back and take a break in order to gain a fresh perspective on a situation.

noun a withdrawal or retreat, especially of troops

verb to move back or away from something

• The company decided to implement a strategic pullback in order to reassess their market position.
• I think we should do a pullback on our spending until we figure out a better budget plan.
• Let's do a pullback on that idea, it's not working out as we thought.
• After a series of setbacks, he felt like life was giving him a pullback at every turn.