make up for lost time
Idioms & Phrases
make up for lost time
Also, make up ground. Hurry to compensate for wasted time, as in They married late but hoped to make up for lost time, or We're behind in the schedule, and we'll just have to make up ground as best we can. The first term was first recorded in 1774; the variant dates from the late 1800s.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
Cite This Source
Explore Dictionary.com
More from Thesaurus.com
Synonyms and Antonyms for make up for lost time
More from Reference.com
Search for articles containing make up for lost time
More from Dictionary.com Translator
Translate make up for lost time into French
Translate make up for lost time into German
Translate make up for lost time into Italian
00:10
Make up for lost time
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Dictionary.com Word FAQs
Dictionary.com presents 366 FAQs, incorporating some of the frequently asked questions from the past with newer queries.
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
