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Retry

to try to do something again after an earlier attempt has failed or was not completed

In plain English

It means making another attempt at the same thing. The first attempt did not succeed or did not finish, so it is done once more.

In context

Here, Retry means to start the same upload or publish attempt again because the earlier attempt failed or was not completed.

Situation
Creating posts, drafts, stories, tags, mentions, visibility, and moderation states
What it communicates
button action to repeat a failed upload or publish attempt

Meaning limits

By itself, Retry does not say why the earlier attempt failed or whether the new attempt will succeed.

Examples

“When the call dropped midway, she retried it a few minutes later.”

Core meaning

“If the upload stops before it finishes, retry it once more.”

In context