By the time you do get back, after a long stint abroad, the organization has changed so that there's no comparable job for you.

你为公司在海外打拼那么长时间，可等你回来的时候，公司已经发生了很大变化，并且没有适合你的工作岗位了。

youdao

I think there's no problem because it took a long time before he arrives at this position and I don't think he is ready to go back.

我认为没有任何问题，因为他占据这个位置用了很长时间我想他不会准备回到过去的。

youdao

Rep. Paul would do well to acknowledge that those days passed us by a very long time ago and there is no going back.

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