make time

make time
(make (good) time)
быстро пройти или проехать какое-л. расстояние; развить (большую) скорость; приехать, уложиться вовремя

We made good time across the open ground, and as we darted into the shelter of the wood I glanced back... (M. Twain, ‘A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court’, ch. 34) — Мы успели перебежать открытое поле и нырнули в лес; только тогда я обернулся...

‘Shall we have time to see all the show places tomorrow?’ ‘We shall make time!’ (L. Trace, ‘Sylvia's Chauffeur’, ch. VIII) — - А у нас хватит завтра времени осмотреть все достопримечательности? - Хватит.

He was pressing, panicked now at being late, passing entire rows of cars and hogging the center of the pike... He was lucky; we made good time. (J. Updike, ‘The Centaur’, ch. II) — Отец нажимал, боясь опоздать, обгоняя целые колонны автомобилей, и мчал прямо по трамвайным путям... На его счастье, доехали мы быстро.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • make time — ► make time find an occasion when time is available to do something. Main Entry: ↑make …   English terms dictionary

  • make time — phrasal 1. : to travel at a certain rate of speed make fast time 2. : to go quickly have to make time to get to the bank before it closes * * * 1) find an occasion when time is available to do something the nurse should make time to talk to the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • make time — phrasal 1. to travel fast 2. to gain time 3. to make progress toward winning favor < trying to make time with the waitress > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • make time for — make time (for) phrase to find time to do something or be with someone in spite of being busy He’s finding it difficult to make time for his children. Thesaurus: to find, or to have enough time for somethingsynonym Main entry: make …   Useful english dictionary

  • make time for something — make time for (something) to allow time for something in particular. On the flight back to Washington, the president made time for reporters questions. I try to make time to run at least four times a week …   New idioms dictionary

  • make time for — (something) to allow time for something in particular. On the flight back to Washington, the president made time for reporters questions. I try to make time to run at least four times a week …   New idioms dictionary

  • make time with —    American (of a male)    to seek to engage sexually    The imagery is unclear:     It doesn t help when they go into the bar and find a couple of guys trying to make time with them. (Sanders, 1983 the bar was in a club for women) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • make time — 1》 find an occasion when time is available to do something. 2》 N. Amer. informal make sexual advances to someone. → make …   English new terms dictionary

  • make time — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To be successful in arriving at a designated place in short or good time. * /We re supposed to be there at 6 P.M., and it s only 5:30 we re making good time./ 2. To be successful in making sexual advances to someone. * /Joe… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make time — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To be successful in arriving at a designated place in short or good time. * /We re supposed to be there at 6 P.M., and it s only 5:30 we re making good time./ 2. To be successful in making sexual advances to someone. * /Joe… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make\ time — v. phr. slang 1. To be successful in arriving at a designated place in short or good time. We re supposed to be there at 6 P.M., and it s only 5:30 we re making good time. 2. To be successful in making sexual advances to someone. Joe sure is… …   Словарь американских идиом


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