make time
phrase
1
: to travel fast
made fast time
2
: to gain time
have to make time to get to the bank before it closes
3
: to make progress toward winning favor
Xander asks Buffy out again, only to be rebuffed again: "I guess a guy's got to be undead to make time with you."—
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In order to make time for lessons in coding, robotics, and video editing—all skills that some schools have deemed essential in the digital age—there often isn’t time for cursive or typing.
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Jillian Pretzel,
Parents,
30 June 2026
The advantage now goes to regions that can deliver permitted, dispatchable power within AI's tight commercial windows, making time-to-firm-power the dominant economic factor.
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Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Months later, a source told PEOPLE that despite their busy schedules, the couple was adamant about making time for one another.
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Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
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Jillian Pretzel,
Parents,
30 June 2026
The advantage now goes to regions that can deliver permitted, dispatchable power within AI's tight commercial windows, making time-to-firm-power the dominant economic factor.
—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Months later, a source told PEOPLE that despite their busy schedules, the couple was adamant about making time for one another.
—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
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“Make time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20time. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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