return trip

Voyage back home

A return trip is a journey back to one's starting point.

The phrase usually implies completing a round trip—going somewhere and coming back: The return trip took longer because of traffic.

It can also refer specifically to the homeward leg of travel: We'll stop for lunch on the return trip.

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comeback · voyage · long haul · one way ticket · arrival · destination · homebound · safe travels · flight · frequent flyer · ticket · luggage · suitcase · airport · station · farewell · nostalgia · exhaustion

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Opposites
directionality and completeness of journey

return tripone-way trip

Outbound journey only

one-way ticket · single leg · departure · first leg · going out

permanence of departure

return tripemigration

Leaving homeland permanently

exodus · no return · point of no return · one-way ticket · relocation

Family

return, trip, returns, returned, returning, returnable, trips, tripped, tripping

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G