Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

making up for lost time

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English

Syllables
mak-ing up -for lost -time
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of make up for lost time

Questions

What does making up for lost time mean?
present participle and gerund of make up for lost time

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