going backwards

A form of go backwards — To decline or deteriorate; to get worse.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of go backwards
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APA

going backwards. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/going%20backwards

MLA

“going backwards.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/going%20backwards. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “going backwards,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/going%20backwards.

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