make time
To reserve a period of time to do somethingTo reserve a period of time to do something.
» Tom will make it on time.
Том сделает это вовремя.
Том зробить це вчасно.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To reserve a period of time to do something.
Let's make time next week to meet again.
(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.
(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 sentencesTom will make it on time.
Том зробить це вчасно. — deniko
ruТом сделает это вовремя. — sharptoothed
Tom barely made it in time.
Том ледве встиг. — deniko
deTom schaffte es gerade so eben. — kumakyoo
Tom is going to make it on time.
Том зробить це вчасно. — deniko
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
I made it on time.
Я зробив це вчасно. — deniko
ruЯ успел вовремя. — marafon
Translations
3 languagesForms
makes time, making time, made time, made time| Base form | make time · to make time |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | makes time |
| Present participle | making time |
| Past simple | made time |
| Past participle | made time |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle