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Are you going back home vs When are you going home

Both phrases are correct, but they have slightly different meanings and contexts. 'Are you going back home?' implies that the person has been away from home and is returning, while 'When are you going home?' simply asks about the time of departure. The choice between the two depends on whether the person has been away from home or is currently at home.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 5599 views

Are you going back home

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when asking someone if they are returning to their home after being away.

Examples:

  • Are you going back home after the party?
  • Are you going back home for the holidays?
  • Are you going back home after your trip?
  • Are you going back home
  • Are you going back to Paris?
  • Are you going back or not?
  • Are you going back to Washington now?
  • Are you going back up north?
  • Are you going back with him?
  • Are you going back to the store?
  • Are you going back to Fred on the Stealth paint?
  • Are you going back to being a soldier?
  • One woman asks: "Are you going back to Canada and never coming back?" A young girl, maybe ten years old, hovers near our table.
  • ARTURO: Are you going back to Camiri?
  • Why? Are you going back to your pigsty?
  • Are you going back in the shower, by any chance?
  • Are you going back to the church?
  • Are you going back to the hospital, Mom?
  • Are you going back to Lisbon?
  • Are you going back to Hollywood, Your Highness? No, no.
  • When are you going back to Manchester?
  • So why are you going back?
  • When are you going back to college?
  • When are you going back to your meetings?

Alternatives:

  • Are you returning home?
  • Are you heading back home?
  • Are you going home?
  • Are you going back to your place?
  • Are you going back to your house?

When are you going home

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to inquire about the time someone plans to leave and go home.

Examples:

  • When are you going home after work?
  • When are you going home for the weekend?
  • When are you going home after the event?
  • When are you going back home?
  • When are you going to bring home a nice lad?
  • No. I mean, it's a lot of freedom, nobody asking... where you're going, what you're doing, when are you going to be home.
  • When are you going to go home?
  • So when are you going to take me home to meet your family?
  • Okay. Not that I don't enjoy having you in my broom closet, but when are you ever going to go home?
  • Are you going home, to Sweden...
  • Not only are you going home but I will see to it that you spend next year back in high school.
  • < Are you going home? - Yes, I am.
  • So, where are you going now? - I'm going home.
  • Are you going home for the holidays?
  • Are you going home to enjoy yourself now?
  • What are you going home for?
  • Why are you going home like that?
  • I would celebrate you going home.
  • It will be good for you going home.
  • Except the part about you going home with Missy that night.
  • You know, a petite girl like you going home alone late like this is not safe.
  • It will be good for you going home.
  • After that, I watched you going home every day.

Alternatives:

  • When are you leaving?
  • When are you heading home?
  • When are you heading back?
  • When are you heading to your place?
  • When are you heading to your house?

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