make up for lost time

Idioms  

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.

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Example Sentences

“There’s no magic bullet to make up for lost time,” said Rob Williams, managing director and head of wealth-management research at Charles Schwab.

From MarketWatch

“There’s a tendency to want to make up for lost time and picking the ‘right’ stock to get you there, but that doesn’t tend to work out as hoped,” said Williams.

From MarketWatch

You can’t make up for lost time in investing, no matter how much money you throw at it later.

From MarketWatch

Whether the script is an attempt to make up for lost time or a last-ditch effort at staging a career resurgence, Nora isn’t interested.

From Salon

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.

From BBC