make time en · VERB
Meanings
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(intransitive) To reserve a period of time to do something.
Let's make time next week to meet again.
"I've done ten dozen this week," she said proudly to Mrs. Morel. "T-t-t!" went the other. "I don't know how you can find time." "Eh!" said Mrs. Anthony. "You can find time if you make time."
1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 2, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:
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(colloquial, idiomatic) To recover lost time, as by travelling faster than usual.
We made good time on the flight back because we had a tailwind.
We can really make time if we take the freeway.
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(colloquial, dated, idiomatic) To spend time with a person in or in pursuit of a romantic relationship.
He was always trying to make time with Nancy, but she just wasn't interested.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| makes time | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| made time | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| made time | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| making time | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
make up for lost time · take the time
Synonyms
Translations (6)
el ξαδειάζω (to reserve some time for something) · pt arranjar tempo (to reserve some time for something) · es sacar tiempo (to reserve some time for something) · fr prendre le temps (to reserve some time for something) · pt arrumar tempo (to reserve some time for something) · pt reservar tempo (to reserve some time for something)