return journey
Going back home
A return journey is the trip back to one's starting point after traveling somewhere.
The phrase emphasizes the second leg of a round trip: The return journey took longer due to traffic.
In British usage especially, a return ticket covers both outbound and return journeys.
- homewardToward one's dwelling
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
- long way homeIndirect route to residence
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- round tripTravel both directions
voyage · road trip · trek · last leg · final stretch · commute · passage · backtrack · retrace · destination · miles away · farewell · safe travels · reunion · suitcase · tired · familiar · nostalgia
- traveltrip, trips, travel, travels, voyage
- homesicknesshomesick, homesickness, missing home, longing, yearning
- story patternsmonomyth, death and rebirth, rise and fall, redemption arc, origin story
- return themeshomecoming, going back, round trip
- Homecominghomecoming game, pep rally, floats, spirit week, crowning
- immigrant storiesimmigrant experience, immigration story, Ellis Island, green card, first generation
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