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made time

made time is the simple past and past participle of make time.

Meaning of make time

Verb

make time (third-person singular simple present makes time, present participle making time, simple past and past participle made time)

  1. (intransitive) To reserve a period of time to do something.
    • Let's make time next week to meet again.
    Synonyms:
    find time
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic) To recover lost time, as by travelling faster than usual.
    • We can really make time if we take the freeway.
  3. (colloquial, dated, idiomatic) To spend time with a person in or in pursuit of a romantic relationship.
    • He was always trying to make time with Nancy, but she just wasn't interested.

Questions about made time

What is made time the simple past and past participle of?
Made time is the simple past and past participle of make time.

Words near made time in the dictionary

  1. made the welkin ring
  2. made the world go around
  3. made the wrong turn at Albuquerque
  4. made things interesting
  5. made tick
  6. made time
  7. made time with
  8. made to fade
  9. made tracks
  10. made trial of
  11. made up

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