Phrase guide

make up for lost time

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

to do something that should have been done earlier but was not, especially when done with energy or enthusiasm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From make up for and lose time.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: dohnat ztracený čas — Translations
  • Finnish: korvata menetetty aika — Translations
  • French: rattraper le temps perdu — Translations
  • Greek: αναπληρώνω το χαμένο καιρό (anapliróno to chaméno kairó) — Translations
  • Polish: nadrabiać stracony czas — Translations
  • Polish: nadrobić stracony czas — Translations
  • Russian: навёрстывать поте́рянное вре́мя (navjórstyvatʹ potérjannoje vrémja) — Translations
  • Russian: наверста́ть поте́рянное вре́мя (naverstátʹ potérjannoje vrémja) — Translations