What does make the road shorter mean?

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make the road shorter

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: make the road- short-er
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Meaning

verb

To get going; to make a start on one's journey.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Well, it's almost ten o'clock. I should be making the road shorter."

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

makes the road shorter (present, singular) making the road shorter (participle, present) made the road shorter (participle, past) made the road shorter (past)

Questions

What does make the road shorter mean?: To get going; to make a start on one's journey.

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