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make up for lost time

verb as in gain ground

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But the former English Schools champion continues to make up for lost time, taking another step on the podium in what is her first year as a full-time athlete after quitting her cybersecurity job following last summer's Olympics.

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With each sighting of the bright orange Japanese vest cheered loudly - not least when the team united for mixed 4x400m relay qualifying - the early signs suggest the host nation is keen to make up for lost time.

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He’d spend the rest of his life, it seems, trying to make up for lost time.

They will come into this season's league phase looking to make up for lost time and have a track record of European success as they are the only club to have won all four major Uefa club competitions.

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Eze has previously admitted to "crying for a week" when he was let go by Arsenal in 2011, but this gifted forward has now been given a golden opportunity to make up for lost time.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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