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making time

making time is the present participle and gerund 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 making time

What is making time the present participle and gerund of?
Making time is the present participle and gerund of make time.

Words near making time in the dictionary

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

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