double back
v.— «We had to adjust our schedule…and it was not only a monetary but a physical strain. A lot of officers had to double back, or come back to work after being off for four hours.» —“State weighs payment to police for riot duty” by Kenn Marshall Harrisburg Patriot (Pennsylvania) Oct. 28, 1989. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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