come full circle

English

Verb

come full circle (third-person singular simple present comes full circle, present participle coming full circle, simple past came full circle, past participle come full circle)

1. (idiomatic) To make a complete change or reform.
2. (idiomatic) To complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started after gaining experience or exploring other things.

Derived terms

• the wheel has come full circle

 

Related terms

• full circle

Translations

complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started

• Finnish: ympyrä sulkeutuu
• French: boucler la boucle (fr)
• German: zum Ausgangspunkt zurückkehren, den Kreis schließen
• Irish: an cúrsa ar fad a thabhairt
• Polish: zataczać koło impf, zatoczyć koło pf
• Spanish: cerrar el círculo

See also

• everything old is new again
• what goes around comes around