Usage patterns
〈人〉の戻りを待つto wait for someone's return
I'm waiting for him to come back.
戻りが遅いto be late in returning
I think I'll be late getting back today.
戻りに〈場所〉に寄るto stop by a place on the way back
I stopped by the supermarket on the way back.
戻りの〈物〉the return (train, flight, etc.)
The return train was crowded.
Expressions
寒の戻りreturn of cold weather in spring; cold snap after warm days 行きつ戻りつgoing back and forth; pacing up and down