make up for lost time

Example Sentences

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You can’t make up for lost time in investing, no matter how much money you throw at it later.

From MarketWatch

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

But the former English Schools champion continues to make up for lost time, taking another step on the podium in what is her first year as a full-time athlete after quitting her cybersecurity job following last summer's Olympics.

From BBC

With each sighting of the bright orange Japanese vest cheered loudly - not least when the team united for mixed 4x400m relay qualifying - the early signs suggest the host nation is keen to make up for lost time.

From BBC

He’d spend the rest of his life, it seems, trying to make up for lost time.

From Los Angeles Times