make up for lost time

1. 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.

Example Sentences

But the former English Schools champion continues to make up for lost time, taking another step on the podium in what is her first year as a full-time athlete after quitting her cybersecurity job following last summer's Olympics.

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With each sighting of the bright orange Japanese vest cheered loudly - not least when the team united for mixed 4x400m relay qualifying - the early signs suggest the host nation is keen to make up for lost time.

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He’d spend the rest of his life, it seems, trying to make up for lost time.

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They will come into this season's league phase looking to make up for lost time and have a track record of European success as they are the only club to have won all four major Uefa club competitions.

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Eze has previously admitted to "crying for a week" when he was let go by Arsenal in 2011, but this gifted forward has now been given a golden opportunity to make up for lost time.

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