In plain English
This means the work has gone back to the person or team who owns it. It needs changes before it will be looked at again.
In context
Here, “sent back” labels work that has been returned to its responsible owner for revision before it is considered again.
- Situation
- Collaborating remotely through projects, tasks, meetings, handoffs, and approvals
- What it communicates
- labels work returned to its owner in the workflow
Meaning limits
The term alone does not specify why it was returned or how much revision is needed.
Examples
“The report was sent back to its authors for revision before the panel considered it again.”
“The student's bag held three sent-back essays waiting to be rewritten.”