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make a time

make a time verb: to make a fuss about something.

Verb

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

  1. (dated, uncommon) To make a fuss about something.

Forms of make a time

third-person singular presentmakes a time
present participlemaking a time
past participlemade a time
pastmade a time

Questions about make a time

What does make a time mean?
Make a time means to make a fuss about something.
What part of speech is make a time?
Make a time is a verb.
What is the past tense of make a time?
The past tense of make a time is made a time.

Words near make a time in the dictionary

  1. make a splash
  2. make a stand
  3. make a statement
  4. make a stick for one's own back
  5. make a stink
  6. make a time
  7. make a Virginia fence
  8. make a virtue of necessity
  9. make a wrong turn at Albuquerque
  10. make after
  11. make against

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