rearview mirror
noun
rear·view mirror ˈrir-ˌvyü- 
: a mirror (as in an automobile) that gives a view of the area behind a vehicle
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In decades past, financial managers tended to look in the rearview mirror, prioritizing their assessment of past performance over future risk awareness. 
Halla Tómasdóttir, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 Mack’s performance Sunday afternoon serves as an exciting preview for Chargers fans of the reality that the Bolts’ defensive woes from last season may be in the rearview mirror. Valentina Martinez, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 So rather than having a more resounding lead and putting more of Team Penske’s eggs in a single basket, the 18-time series champion program sets out with three hopes Sunday and the best driver of a generation square in the rearview mirror. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022 Finally, all models get a frameless rearview mirror. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 2 Sep. 2022 For most drivers, the biggest adjustment is the lack of a rearview mirror and the need to rely on side views instead. Laura Daily, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 One clip showed a body in a rearview mirror that appeared to move after the car drove by. New York Times, 6 May 2022 Big data is like a rearview mirror with projections for the future. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022 The rest of the album, however, is far more a rearview mirror, offering a full accounting of her latest, and most difficult, life chapter, which arrived in her 29th year. Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 17 Sep. 2021 See More
Halla Tómasdóttir, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 Mack’s performance Sunday afternoon serves as an exciting preview for Chargers fans of the reality that the Bolts’ defensive woes from last season may be in the rearview mirror. Valentina Martinez, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 So rather than having a more resounding lead and putting more of Team Penske’s eggs in a single basket, the 18-time series champion program sets out with three hopes Sunday and the best driver of a generation square in the rearview mirror. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022 Finally, all models get a frameless rearview mirror. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 2 Sep. 2022 For most drivers, the biggest adjustment is the lack of a rearview mirror and the need to rely on side views instead. Laura Daily, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 One clip showed a body in a rearview mirror that appeared to move after the car drove by. New York Times, 6 May 2022 Big data is like a rearview mirror with projections for the future. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022 The rest of the album, however, is far more a rearview mirror, offering a full accounting of her latest, and most difficult, life chapter, which arrived in her 29th year. Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 17 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined above
- answer to
- answer to (someone)
- answer to (something)
- answer to a name
- answer to all someone's prayers
- answer to someone
- answer to something
- answerabilities
- answerability
- answerable
- answerablenesses
- answerbacks
- answered
- answered back
- answerer
- answerers
- answering
- answering back
- answering machine
- answering pennant
- answering service
- answeringly
- answerless
- answerlessly
- answerphone