كيف تنطق "make up for lost time"
expression
ˈmeɪk/ /ˈəp/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈɫɔst/ /ˈtaɪm
MAYK-uhp-fer-LAWST-TYM
mˈeɪk/ /ˈʌp/ /fˈɔː/ /lˈɒst/ /tˈaɪm
MAYK-up-for-LOST-TYM
التعريف
To do something faster, more, or more intensely than usual because you have not had the chance to do it earlier, especially after a delay or time apart.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈmeɪk/ /ˈəp/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈɫɔst/ /ˈtaɪm
الإنجليزية البريطانية
mˈeɪk/ /ˈʌp/ /fˈɔː/ /lˈɒst/ /tˈaɪm
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
MAYK-uhp-fer-LAWST-TYM
بريطاني
MAYK-up-for-LOST-TYM
استمع في السياق
After missing school, he tried to make up for lost time by studying extra hours.
We have a lot to do to make up for lost time.
They wanted to travel more to make up for lost time during lockdown.
After years apart, the friends spent the whole weekend together trying to make up for lost time.