play back

Idioms  

1. Replay, especially a recorded performance; also, repeat. For example, When we played back the tape of the concert we noticed a lot of missed notes, or He uses the same material again and again, playing back his old speech. [Early 1900s]

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Example Sentences

Staying close to her family in the Mediterranean city of Tartus during the Covid-19 pandemic, she sent him a voice message, playing back a piece of his diatribe that had been secretly recorded.

From The Wall Street Journal

During the course of the show, one of the songs is actually recorded live and played back from the control room.

From Los Angeles Times

"Seven years here is two years there. We are watching the event play back at quarter speed," he adds.

From Science Daily

The rules Ford lays out are consistent with how the game would have been played back then.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It doesn't sound great if it's played back later on down the line."

From BBC

Related Words

• convey
• depict
• describe
• detail
• narrate
• portray
• recap
• recite
• rehash
• relate
• repeat
• tell