step back
/stɛp ˈbæk/verb
High School
1
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, back.
2
To stop what one is doing and evaluate the current situation.
3
To prevent oneself from becoming emotionally involved in a certain situation.
4
to depart driving the train following the train they arrived into the station driving, so as to decrease service turnaround time.
5
To retreat from one's duties in a job; to reduce one's duties, often as a prelude to leaving a position; to take a back seat.
6
To quietly abandon a belief.