B2idiomtimeIELTS-friendly
make up for lost time
USUK
to do something a lot or very quickly because you could not do it earlier
Used after illness, time abroad or a late start. There is no 'the' before 'lost time'.
In context
After two years abroad, I visit my grandparents every weekend to make up for lost time.
She started learning English late, so she studies every evening to make up for lost time.
More idioms about time
- around the clockall day and all night, without stopping
- at the last minuteat the latest possible time, just before something happens or must be done
- behind the timesold-fashioned; not using the newest ideas, methods or technology
- buy timeto delay something so that you have more time to prepare or decide
- for the time beingfor now, until something changes