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back to vs Back in

Both 'back to' and 'back in' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Back to' is used when referring to a return to a specific place or situation, while 'back in' is used when referring to a return to a specific time period or era.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 1724 views

back to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'back to' when referring to a return to a specific place or situation. For example, 'I want to go back to the beach.'

Examples:

Let's go back to the store.
She went back to her hometown.
I need to go back to work.
He wants to go back to school.
Can we go back to that restaurant?

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Blinking, Gabrielle turns her attention back to the traitor.
Take your men back to headquarters.
Is transporting Rincon back to Houston.
And then we came back to another.
I walked him back to his room.
Killer came back to finish the job.
I just confirmed our flights back to Haven.
Welcome back to beautiful losers weight loss.
The bus back to Seoul already stopped.
I should stay back to cover.
The duchess has already booked passage back to Florence.
He travelled back to change things and created another time line.
Spartan-Ives is back to rigging Treasury auctions.
Broadcaster brings Calimero back to Japan in partnership with Kodansha...
Wells traveled back to Glen Cove 1980.
That priority homicide traced back to our number.
Take the same route back to Weisslahnbad.
Switch back to your original story and continue working.
The Conqueror turns her attention back to Xena.
The Hegelian pendulum swung back to another position.

Alternatives:

return to
head back to
go back to
get back to

Back in

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'back in' when referring to a return to a specific time period or era. For example, 'I wish I could go back in time.'

Examples:

I remember when we were back in college.
Back in the 90s, things were different.
She longs for the days back in her youth.
Back in the old days, life was simpler.
I wish I could go back in time.

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Back in 1906, we Winnipeggers built our own Happyland.
Back in 1988, this car cost someone £79,000.
Back in the game, boys.
Back in your room at 9.30.
Back in '92, during the riots.
Back in 2005, when hurricane Katrina hit...
Back in '06 with my father.
Back in Afghanistan with my men.
Back in a moment, sweetheart.
Back in Moscow, I thought you loved me.
Back in Paris playing a filly.
Back in Sweden, it's business as usual.
Back in row two, that familiar red, white and blue.
Back in the days, people had respect.
Back in Syria, I was considered part of the middle class.
Back in 2010 I started noticing something.
Back in the tender, men.
Back in your gilded cage, Melanie Daniels.
Back in that city, there are so many walls between us.
Back in the village, I decided to investigate.

Alternatives:

return to
revisit
reminisce about
reflect on

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