make up for lost time
成語所屬單字lost
make up for lost time — 慣用語
1. To do something quickly or with great effort because you wish you had started do
1.慣用語
釋義
追趕進度；彌補失去的時間（因後悔太晚開始而加緊努力做事）
To do something quickly or with great effort because you wish you had started doing it sooner.
例句
After months of illness, Élise made up for lost time by travelling to three new countries.
The new manager made up for lost time by holding meetings every morning to fix old problems.