Meaning

3 senses
  1. (intransitive)To reserve a period of time to do something.

    Let's make time next week to meet again.

  2. (colloquial, idiomatic)To recover lost time, as by travelling faster than usual.

    We can really make time if we take the freeway.

    We made good time on the flight back because we had a tailwind.

  3. (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.

Examples

232 sentences
  1. Tom will make it on time.

    Том зробить це вчасно. — deniko

    ruТом сделает это вовремя. — sharptoothed

  2. Tom barely made it in time.

    Том ледве встиг. — deniko

    deTom schaffte es gerade so eben. — kumakyoo

  3. Tom is going to make it on time.

    Том зробить це вчасно. — deniko

  4. He makes three times more money than I do.

    Він заробляє в три рази більше, ніж я. — zaytsev126

    ruОн зарабатывает в три раза больше, чем я. — naXa

    deEr verdient dreimal so viel Geld wie ich. — riotlake

  5. I made it on time.

    Я зробив це вчасно. — deniko

    ruЯ успел вовремя. — marafon

Translations

3 languages

Forms

makes time, making time, made time, made time
Base formmake time · to make time
3rd person singularmakes time
Present participlemaking time
Past simplemade time
Past participlemade time

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymake time
he, she, itmakes time

Past simpleLesson

all personsmade time

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave made time
he, she, ithas made time

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill make time

Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

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