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to make up lost time

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  • make up for lost time — 1) to spend a lot of time doing something because you did not have the chance to do it before After 30 years apart the sisters were keen to make up for lost time. 2) to do something more quickly or more often because something prevented you from… …   English dictionary

  • make up for lost time —    If you make up for lost time, you increase your efforts or work harder to complete something or meet a deadline.     Progress has stopped because of bad weather, but we are determined to make up for lost time …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • In Search of Lost Time — Swann s Way redirects here. For other similar titles, see Swans Way (disambiguation). In Search of Lost Time (Remembrance of Things Past)   …   Wikipedia

  • make up for lost time — …   Useful english dictionary

  • To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time — is a poem written by Robert Herrick in the 17th century. The poem is in the genre of carpe diem, to seize the day .First published in 1648 in a volume of verse entitled Hesperides, “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” is perhaps one of the most …   Wikipedia

  • lost — [lôst, läst] vt., vi. pt. & pp. of LOSE adj. 1. a) destroyed or ruined physically or morally b) Theol. damned; reprobate 2. not to be found; missing 3. no longer held or possessed; parted with …   English World dictionary

  • time — n. unlimited duration entire period of existence 1) time flies; passes 2) in time (we exist in time and space) unlimited future period 3) time will tell (time will tell if we are right) 4) in time (in time everything will be forgotten) moment… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • make up — {v.} (stress on up ) 1. To make by putting things or parts together. * /A car is made up of many different parts./ 2. To invent; think and say something that is new or not true. * /Jean makes up stories to amuse her little brother./ 3a. To do or… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make up — {v.} (stress on up ) 1. To make by putting things or parts together. * /A car is made up of many different parts./ 2. To invent; think and say something that is new or not true. * /Jean makes up stories to amuse her little brother./ 3a. To do or… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make up leeway — To make up for lost time, ground, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑lee * * * make up (the) leeway Brit : to get back into a good position or situation after you have fallen behind They re so far behind that they have little hope of making up the leeway on… …   Useful english dictionary

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