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make time

VERB
festinate
Synonyms
STRONG
barrel bolt bustle dart dash flash fly hasten hurry hustle quicken race run sail scoot scramble scurry shoot speed sprint tear whisk whiz zip zoom
WEAK
get a move on get cracking go like lightning go like the wind haste make haste run like the wind shake a leg
Antonyms
STRONG
dally dawdle decelerate delay halt procrastinate rest slow stay wait walk
VERB
hurry
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dash hasten hustle jog rush scoot scurry whirl whisk zip
STRONG
accelerate barrel beeline bestir breeze bullet burst bustle drive expedite fleet flit fly goad haste nip push quicken race rip rocket roll run sally smoke speed spur urge whish whiz
WEAK
be quick dig in get a move on go like lightning hurry up lose no time make haste make short work of make tracks shake a leg speed up step on it step on the gas turn on steam
Antonyms
STRONGEST
procrastinate slow
STRONG
cease check decelerate delay discourage dissuade halt hinder repress retard stop walk
WEAK
dally dawdle rest stall wait
VERB
scoot
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bolt dart dash hustle scamper scurry whiz zip
STRONG
accelerate expedite fly hasten move race run rush skedaddle speed split spur vamoose
WEAK
be quick beeline clear out get a move on go like lightning hurry up make haste make tracks move fast shake a leg step on it
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dawdle decelerate slow wait
STRONG
cease delay discourage dissuade halt hinder remain retard stay stop walk
VERB
skedaddle
Synonyms
STRONG
blow bolt dart dash decamp expedite fly hasten hurry hustle leave move race run rush scamper scat scoot scurry speed split spur vamoose whiz zip
WEAK
clear out fly the coop get a move on go like lightning hightail it hurry up make haste make oneself scarce make tracks move fast shake a leg step on it take off
Antonyms
STRONG
cease come dally dawdle decelerate delay discourage dissuade halt procrastinate remain rest slow stay stop wait walk

Example Sentences

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Before her aneurysm, Sharon didn’t make time for fiction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

There has also been a surge of online advice on how to make time in shelters more bearable.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

He insisted that I make time to rest and bring him the car owner’s manual, so he could figure out why the check engine light had come on.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

"So, when your NHS screening invite arrives, whether it's for cervical or breast screening, or a bowel cancer testing kit through the post, please do make time to take it up."

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

By the time the bell finally rang, I’d almost passed out from the exertion of trying to make time speed up.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence