Collocation

Where were we?

Interrogative Phrase B1 Interrogative Phrase

Used to resume a conversation or activity after an interruption, or to recall the last point made.

Definition

'Where were we?' is a common English collocation. Used to resume a conversation or activity after an interruption, or to recall the last point made.

Fixed Phrase

“Okay, so where were we? Ah yes, discussing the new project timeline.”

Alright, the power's back on. Where were we before the outage?
We got completely sidetracked by that funny story. Where were we in our discussion?
After that long tangent, I've lost my train of thought. Where were we?

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The phone rang right as you were making your point. Where were we?
Let's see, you were just explaining the new budget proposal. Where were we?
Sorry for the interruption, but where were we in our planning session?
Right, so we were talking about vacation plans. Where were we exactly?
I apologize, my mind wandered for a moment. Where were we again?
Before the meeting was paused for lunch, where were we regarding the project timeline?
Okay, so where were we before the kids burst into the room?