make up for lost time
Example Sentences
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In 2024, China removed the tariffs and Penfolds tried to make up for lost time, shipping large quantities of red wine to the country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
You can’t make up for lost time in investing, no matter how much money you throw at it later.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025
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
They rode all day to make up for lost time, in a state of shock, amazed that the world could still exist after the storm.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
