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.
   • "I've done ten dozen this week," she said proudly to Mrs. Morel.
     "T-t-t!" went the other. "I don't know how you can find time."
     "Eh!" said Mrs. Anthony. "You can find time if you make time."1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 2, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC

   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.
   • We made good time on the flight back because we had a tailwind.
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.