rearview mirror

American  

[reer-vyoo] / ˈrɪərˌvyu /

noun

1. a mirror mounted on the side, windshield, or instrument panel of an automobile or other vehicle to provide the driver with a view of the area behind the vehicle.

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Etymology

Origin of rearview mirror

First recorded in 1925–30; rear ¹ + view

Example Sentences

With the latest achievement in the rearview mirror, D-Wave is looking ahead to building bigger, more complex machines.

From Barron's

“What you want is to get all of those delinquencies, if possible, in the rearview mirror, as far as you can,” TransUnion’s Raneri said.

From MarketWatch

To do that, first get any delinquencies in the rearview mirror and continue to pay the minimum balance on time.

From MarketWatch

From his rearview mirror, McMurrough saw Spivey move his arm slightly, he said at the deposition, and then “all hell broke loose.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He imagines that Hamish travels with him in the back seat of his Rolls, and he takes care not to look in the rearview mirror: “Catching a glimpse of him would not be good.”

From The Wall Street Journal