English-German translations for in retrospect

  • rückblickend
    Rückblickend hoffe ich, daß Sie nun verstehen, daß dies völlig inakzeptabel ist. I hope, in retrospect, you now realise that is completely unacceptable. Rückblickend läßt diese Verhaltensweise begründeten Zweifel an zahlreichen, in der Vergangenheit getroffenen Entscheidungen aufkommen. This type of behaviour casts serious doubts, in retrospect, on many past decisions. Wenn wir die Rolle der Europäischen Union auf dem Balkan rückblickend analysieren, so können wir stolz sein. In retrospect, analysing the European Union's role in the Balkans, we can be proud of ourselves.
  • zurückblickend

Definition of in retrospect

  • When looked back upon as a past event; as can be seen now, but not at the time

Examples

  • Trying to expand the business into the Middle East was doomed to failure. In retrospect, we shouldnt have bothered.

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