How to say you go back to doing something


What would be a natural sounding way to say something like return to [verb]
i.e. "Return to listening to music" Would it be something like 「音楽を聴くことに戻る」 or
「音楽を聴きに戻る」or anything else like simple て-form?




You said you are asking about "just generally going back", but it's difficult
to answer this without a concrete situation.

音楽を聴きに戻る only means "to return **(to the previous location)** in order to
listen to music". As you probably know, this `verb + に + motion-verb`
construction refers to a spatial movement with a purpose. If you have been
doing something else and need to walk at least for a few seconds to go back to
the place where you were listening to the music, then this should be natural.

On the other hand, 音楽を聴くことに戻る (or simply 音楽に戻る/曲に戻る) usually simply means "to
start listening to music again", and it does not involve a spatial movement.
If you have been doing something else while you are sitting, this should be
the correct choice.

