make time

make time
phrasal
1. : to travel at a certain rate of speed

make fast time

2. : to go quickly

have to make time to get to the bank before it closes

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1) find an occasion when time is available to do something

the nurse should make time to talk to the patient

2) informal make sexual advances to someone

I couldn't make time with Marilyn because she was already a senior

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make time
: to cause an amount of time to be available for an activity

I'll have to make (the) time to get it done.

— often + for

She has trouble making time in her busy schedule for exercise.

No matter how busy he was, Grandpa always made time for us.

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Main Entry:time

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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