returnphase

noun
UK /rɪˈtɜːnfeɪz/
US /rɪˈtɝːnfeɪz/

The part of a trip or process when you go back to where you started.

After a fun week at camp, the returnphase of the bus ride felt long and quiet.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The stage in a game or project when things go back to normal after a big change.

Once the storm passed, the town entered its returnphase and people cleaned up.

3. The time when a spacecraft or rocket comes back toward Earth.

During the returnphase, the capsule slowed down as it neared the ground.

4. The part of a cycle when something goes back to its first position.

In the returnphase of the loop, the roller coaster car climbed back to the station.