make up for lost time

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to catch up; to go fast to balance a period of going slow or not moving. We drove as fast as we could, trying to make up for lost time. Hurry. We have to make up for lost time.

See also: lost, make, time, up

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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. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context 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. The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context I sincerely trust that you will do your best now to make up for lost time. The Malefactor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context			make something of make something out of nothing make stick make sure make the arrangements make the bed make the best of make the best of a bad job make the best of a bad situation make the fur fly make the grade make the most of make the right noises make the rounds make the scapegoat for make the scene make the team make tick make time make time for make to order make toes curl make tracks make trouble make up a foursome make up for lost time make up mind make up out of whole cloth make use of make war make water make waves make way make way along make way back make way for make way in the world make whoopee Make your mind up Make yourself at home maker makes no difference to me making mama man man about town man after my own heart man and boy Man cannot live by bread alone Man does not live by bread alone man enough to			make uncomfortable make understood make uneasy make unfaithful make unfit make unfriendly make unhappy make uniform make unlike make unnecessary make unperceptible make unsafe make unsightly make unsound make unwelcome make up make up make up make up make up (one's) mind make up (one's) mind make up (one's) mind make up a foursome make up a lack Make Up Air Unit Make Up and Hair Make up artist Make up artist make up for Make Up for Last Year make up for lost time make up leeway make up leeway make up leeway make up mind make up mind make up mind make up mind make up one's mind make up one’s mind make up out of whole cloth Make Up Room make up the leeway make up the leeway make up the leeway Make Up Your Mind Make Up, Catch Up make use of make use of make use of without permission make useful make useful make useless make valid make valueless Make Vertex, Face, Shell make vibrant sounds make visible make vivid make void Make Voting Work

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