make up for lost time

Example Sentences

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And that doesn’t mean throwing all your extra cash into risky investments to make up for lost time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Since it’s been more than three years since her last record, perhaps Ms. Lennox felt she needed to make up for lost time, but the weaker material on “Vacancy” makes it seem bloated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Whether the script is an attempt to make up for lost time or a last-ditch effort at staging a career resurgence, Nora isn’t interested.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

Eze has previously admitted to "crying for a week" when he was let go by Arsenal in 2011, but this gifted forward has now been given a golden opportunity to make up for lost time.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

The Second World War did something to Maycomb: its boys who came back returned with bizarre ideas about making money and an urgency to make up for lost time.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee