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make hay

VERB

accomplish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve attain bring about carry out conclude do finish manage perform produce pull off reach realize score take care of win

STRONG

arrive consummate effect fulfill gain hit

WEAK

bring off do a bang-up job do justice do one proud do the trick get someplace get there make it nail it put it over rack up sew up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence destroy fail forfeit halt introduce leave lose miss neglect start stop

WEAK

abandon give up not finish nullify relinquish

Example Sentences

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That matters because successful investors make hay while the sun shines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Early on could be the time to make hay as well.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

Or do they make hay while the sun is shining, and keep the firewood piled high, then brace for impact and wait for the long winter to pass?

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024

The invaluable resource was being funneled into a single industry—the equivalent of mowing down entire grassland ecosystems to make hay for livestock, risking the starvation of deer and buffalo in the process.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2024

She went silent, and I was thankful she didn’t make hay about my daddy getting himself killed.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

make hay

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