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  • 1make time for — make time (for) phrase to find time to do something or be with someone in spite of being busy He’s finding it difficult to make time for his children. Thesaurus: to find, or to have enough time for somethingsynonym Main entry: make …

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  • 2make time for something — make time for (something) to allow time for something in particular. On the flight back to Washington, the president made time for reporters questions. I try to make time to run at least four times a week …

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  • 3make time for — (something) to allow time for something in particular. On the flight back to Washington, the president made time for reporters questions. I try to make time to run at least four times a week …

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  • 4make time — ► make time find an occasion when time is available to do something. Main Entry: ↑make …

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  • 5make time — phrasal 1. : to travel at a certain rate of speed make fast time 2. : to go quickly have to make time to get to the bank before it closes * * * 1) find an occasion when time is available to do something the nurse should make time to talk to the… …

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  • 6make time — phrasal 1. to travel fast 2. to gain time 3. to make progress toward winning favor < trying to make time with the waitress > …

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  • 7make time with —    American (of a male)    to seek to engage sexually    The imagery is unclear:     It doesn t help when they go into the bar and find a couple of guys trying to make time with them. (Sanders, 1983 the bar was in a club for women) …

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  • 8To make time — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms&#8230; …

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  • 9make time — 1》 find an occasion when time is available to do something. 2》 N. Amer. informal make sexual advances to someone. → make …

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  • 10make time — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To be successful in arriving at a designated place in short or good time. * /We re supposed to be there at 6 P.M., and it s only 5:30 we re making good time./ 2. To be successful in making sexual advances to someone. * /Joe&#8230; …

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