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make up for lost time

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make up for lost time
to spend a lot of time doing something because you did not have the opportunity to do it previously. I didn't travel much as a young adult but I'm certainly making up for lost time now.
See also: lost, time


make up for lost time
to do as much as possible that you were not able to do before. Ms Wesley published her first novel when she was 70 and quickly made up for lost time by writing nine more.
See also: lost, time


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They now came to a halt, and be-thought themselves how to make up for lost time, and improve the remainder of the season.
Mr Swiveller came back, almost at the same instant; and as Kit was leaving the room hastily, to make up for lost time, Miss Brass herself encountered him in the doorway.
I sincerely trust that you will do your best now to make up for lost time.
 
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