Fallback
noun
A plan or solution that can be used if the first or original plan does not succeed or work correctly.
She kept her old car as a fallback in case her new one had any problems.
Often appears as...
- fallback option
- fallback plan
noun
A return to a previous state due to a failure or problem in a process.
There was a fallback to manual controls after the computer system crashed.
Often appears as...
- fallback procedure
- fallback mechanism
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Serving as a backup or substitute.
She was always his fallback friend when his other plans didn't work out.
Often appears as...
- fallback option
- fallback plan
noun
A plan or solution that can be used if the first or original plan does not succeed or work correctly.
She kept her old car as a fallback in case her new one had any problems.
Often appears as...
- fallback option
- fallback plan
noun
A return to a previous state due to a failure or problem in a process.
There was a fallback to manual controls after the computer system crashed.
Often appears as...
- fallback procedure
- fallback mechanism
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Serving as a backup or substitute.
She was always his fallback friend when his other plans didn't work out.
Often appears as...
- fallback option
- fallback plan
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Plan B
Fallback can imply a secondary plan, often less ideal but reliable.
If our fundraiser fails, selling T-shirts will be our fallback.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Primary
A fallback isn't your first choice; it's what you resort to when needed.
I applied for several jobs, using retail work as a fallback.
Pro Tip 3/3Security Sense
Fallback evokes a sense of security, as an alternative is ready.
In case of rain, the fallback will be to have the event indoors.
Pro Tip 1/3Plan B
Fallback can imply a secondary plan, often less ideal but reliable.
If our fundraiser fails, selling T-shirts will be our fallback.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Primary
A fallback isn't your first choice; it's what you resort to when needed.
I applied for several jobs, using retail work as a fallback.
Pro Tip 3/3Security Sense
Fallback evokes a sense of security, as an alternative is ready.
In case of rain, the fallback will be to have the event indoors.
Pro Tip 1/3Plan B
Fallback can imply a secondary plan, often less ideal but reliable.
If our fundraiser fails, selling T-shirts will be our fallback.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Primary
A fallback isn't your first choice; it's what you resort to when needed.
I applied for several jobs, using retail work as a fallback.
Pro Tip 3/3Security Sense
Fallback evokes a sense of security, as an alternative is ready.
In case of rain, the fallback will be to have the event indoors.
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And often, when the political difficulty of a proposal becomes too difficult in a market-oriented approach, the fallback is with regulation,
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And often, when the political difficulty of a proposal becomes too difficult in a market-oriented approach, the fallback is with regulation,
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Jake T. Austin
American Actor
It's important to have a fallback and other activities that keep you interested. I started acting when I was about nine or 10 years old. My father was a midtown firefighter so I always wanted to be a firefighter, but then acting came along. I have to have a plan B.
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Margaret Atwood
Canadian Novelist
I think every age lives in a blend of technology so there's always older ones mixed in with newer ones, and when the new technology goes down, the immediate fallback position is either that technology just before that or one several technologies back.
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Paul Polman
Dutch Businessman
I wanted to be a priest. I could have done that. I wanted to be a doctor. I could have done that. Circumstances didn't lead me to it, so my fallback option was business. I wasn't really motivated to this.
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Tom Junod
American Journalist
A lot of people like to say that they have trouble getting gifts. I have trouble giving them. It's not out of a lack of generosity, mind you. My fallback is to go big, no matter what the occasion.
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Tim Kaine
American Politician
In politics, you've got to have a fallback in our line of work because your career can be over in an instant. Not that I would make much money playing a harmonica.
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Karl Rove
American Politician
The fallback position in politics is if you don't know what you want to be about, and if you don't know what your vision is, go at somebody else.
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Oscar Isaac
Guatemalan Actor
I always joked with my parents. I told them, 'If I don't make it as an actor, my fallback is musician.
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Merritt Wever
American Actress
I used to joke that if acting didn't work out, poetry was my commonsense fallback.
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Andrew Rannells
American Actor
Always my fallback is - I'm gonna move to a poor town and open a scone shop.
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Lou Barlow
American Musician
Don Henley is real fallback for awfulness.
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Jake T. Austin
American Actor
It's important to have a fallback and other activities that keep you interested. I started acting when I was about nine or 10 years old. My father was a midtown firefighter so I always wanted to be a firefighter, but then acting came along. I have to have a plan B.
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Margaret Atwood
Canadian Novelist
I think every age lives in a blend of technology so there's always older ones mixed in with newer ones, and when the new technology goes down, the immediate fallback position is either that technology just before that or one several technologies back.
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Paul Polman
Dutch Businessman
I wanted to be a priest. I could have done that. I wanted to be a doctor. I could have done that. Circumstances didn't lead me to it, so my fallback option was business. I wasn't really motivated to this.
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Tom Junod
American Journalist
A lot of people like to say that they have trouble getting gifts. I have trouble giving them. It's not out of a lack of generosity, mind you. My fallback is to go big, no matter what the occasion.
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Tim Kaine
American Politician
In politics, you've got to have a fallback in our line of work because your career can be over in an instant. Not that I would make much money playing a harmonica.
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Karl Rove
American Politician
The fallback position in politics is if you don't know what you want to be about, and if you don't know what your vision is, go at somebody else.
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Oscar Isaac
Guatemalan Actor
I always joked with my parents. I told them, 'If I don't make it as an actor, my fallback is musician.
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Merritt Wever
American Actress
I used to joke that if acting didn't work out, poetry was my commonsense fallback.
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Andrew Rannells
American Actor
Always my fallback is - I'm gonna move to a poor town and open a scone shop.
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Lou Barlow
American Musician
Don Henley is real fallback for awfulness.
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