make way

1. Allow room for passage, move aside, as in Please make way for the wheelchair . This expression was first recorded about 1200.

2. Also, make way for . Leave room for a successor or substitute, as in It's time he retired and made way for some younger professor . [Mid-1700s]

3. Progress, advance, as in Is this enterprise making way? [Late 1500s] For a synonym, see make headway .

Example Sentences

The structure across the freeway from South Coast Plaza on Bear Street will be torn down to make way for the new housing.

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Five existing university-owned apartment buildings with a total of 52 beds would be demolished to make way for the new building.

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On Wednesday, Norwich South MP Clive Lewis said he was willing to step down to potentially make way for Burnham to return to the Commons via a by-election.

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Fall and winter releases will soon make way for spring or summer releases—in an effort to capitalize on the panda breeding season for a smooth transition.

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Alternatively, Fin Smith himself has been training at inside centre, primed, in the case of injury, to shunt out one spot to make way for Marcus.

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