The gradual return to the vertical may take two minutes.
So far away had he been that the return took time.
Here, the return to life took place as the music unfolded.
The return of Den (after 14 years) took the conflict between the two families to another level.
A full return to activities and sports generally takes from 6 months to 1 year.
In the one case the return to the surface takes much longer than in the other.
The long return took the spirit out of the crowd.
A brief return to the Playhouse took place between 1980 to 1984.
This has brought considerable benefits to us; a return that took weeks to produce now takes a matter of minutes.
The return of the arts to the public schools will take years.