Rewind
(verb)
- Wind (a tape, film, or other recording) back to an earlier point.
- Cause (something) to return to an earlier state or condition.
Origin:
Late 19th century (as a noun denoting a device for winding a clock or watch spring): from re- "again" + wind.
Examples:
- He rewound the tape to hear the message again.
- She rewound the film to the beginning of the scene.
- He rewound the clock to set the correct time.
- The new management rewound the company's policies to be more profitable.
- The changes rewound the progress made on the project.