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

Federica said are now hoping to make up for lost time after travelling to Edinburgh from Rome in time for Friday's opening gig.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 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