Controls time, getting worried in return (9)
I believe the answer is:
reinstate
'return' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'controls time getting worried' is the wordplay.
'controls' becomes 'reins' (take the reins).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'worried' becomes 'ate' (something worrying may eat someone up).
'reins'+'t'+'ate'='REINSTATE'
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for reinstate that I've seen before include "Bring back" , "Restore to previous state or rank" , "Give back" , "Restore to a former position" , "Re-establish" .)