you were saying

phrase

Prompts the interlocutor to resume what they had been saying prior to an interruption.

“A: There isn't much crime around here any more. (A and B suddenly witness a crime take place.) B: ...You were saying?”

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Meanings

phraseyou were saying?
  1. Prompts the interlocutor to resume what they had been saying prior to an interruption.
  2. humoroussarcasticDraws attention to something that has just happened that conflicts or contradicts a statement that the interlocutor had just made.

    A: There isn't much crime around here any more. (A and B suddenly witness a crime take place.) B: ...You were saying?

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APA

you were saying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20were%20saying

MLA

“you were saying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20were%20saying. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “you were saying,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20were%20saying.

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