make good time

Idioms  

1. Travel far in a short time, as in We made good time, getting to Vermont in only four hours. [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

The traffic is very calm and I make good time.

From BBC

The morning shimmers with fallen rain, but despite the mud on the road, we make good time.

From Literature

In dry weather, most cars can manage the gravel loop known as Hell’s Backbone between the town of Boulder near the monument’s northern border and Escalante, 30 miles to the south, but don’t expect to make good time no matter what you’re driving.

From The Guardian

Mr. Leroy said, “I borrowed a horse from the barn. We gunn make good time.”

From Literature

“You want to go fast to make good time but not so fast where you’re in big trouble. If you get arrested, that will surely screw up your time.”

From Washington Post