Call me back if you can vs Call me back if you are not busy

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'Call me back if you can' implies the ability to call back, while 'Call me back if you are not busy' implies the availability to call back. The choice between the two depends on whether you want to emphasize the ability or the availability of the person to call back.

Last updated: March 23, 2024

Call me back if you can

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to request a callback if the person has the ability to do so.

Examples:

Please call me back if you can.

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And call me back if you need anything.
You can call me back if you want to pick this up again.
Wait, will you just call me back if you get anything else?
Call me back if I shouldn't go with it. Okay.
Listen, call me back if he starts in on some serial killer dessert... like lady fingers.
I don't think you should worry, and I think you should just call me back if it continues.
"call back if it gets serious."
Just call us back if they start to travel.
I'll call you back if I find your ripple.
I'd call her back if I were you.
Similarly, Parliament was reluctant to delegate such substantial powers unless it obtained a right to call them back if it were dissatisfied, not just on scope but on substance.
I'll call you back if things change.
If we have the right to call back in the way that is envisaged we will be able to delegate much more than we can now, knowing that we have the safety of being able to scrutinise and call back if necessary.
They won't call back if they don't recognize my name.
I know. Look, let me call you back if I find out more, okay?
You surely do not entertain the notion that Parliament will agree to delegate regulatory powers and jurisdiction without the facility to call them back if things go wrong?
Approach with extreme caution and call for immediate back-up if you encounter the suspect.
call the woman back if for no other reason than to tell her to stop calling me.
If you don't call me back tonight, then my next call is to Helen.
And if you lose me, call me back.

Alternatives:

Please call me back if possible.

Call me back if you are not busy

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to request a callback if the person is not occupied or busy.

Examples:

Please call me back if you are not busy.

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And call me back if you need anything.
You can call me back if you want to pick this up again.
Wait, will you just call me back if you get anything else?
Call me back if I shouldn't go with it. Okay.
So text me back if you don't want a turtle.
And if you lose me, call me back.
'If you care about us at all, please call me back.
[Sighs] I'd really appreciate it if you'd call me back.
I found a meeting at 9:00 tomorrow, but if you could call me back tonight, I'd really appreciate it.
It would be really good if you would call me back one of these days.
If you get this in the next five minutes, please call me back.
If you know what's on the pet scan, call me back.
Listen Rohit, if you don't call me back...
If you want to call me back, I'll be here till 5:00.
If you get this message or any of the other 15 I left you, Please call me back.
So if you can just call me back and we can possibly work this out, I'd really appreciate it.
If you don't call me back tonight, then my next call is to Helen.
But I'm right in the middle of my breakfast, so if you'd call me back around 11:00...
If you wish her to remain that way, you will call me back in ten minutes.
Trevor, if you don't call me back, I'm calling the MPs. I swear.

Alternatives:

Please call me back when you have a moment.

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Call me back if you can vs Call me back if you are not busy