make time for (someone)
idiom
: to cause an amount of one's time to be available to do something for or with (someone)
No matter how busy he was, Grandpa always made time for us.
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Find your people and make time for real connection.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Also try to make time for a substantial lunch, Dr. Garaulet added.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Set priorities to reduce anxiety and make time for self-care.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
While in Hampshire, make time for a trip to the home where Jane Austen spent her final days at No. 8 College Street in Winchester.
—Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 17 Jan. 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Also try to make time for a substantial lunch, Dr. Garaulet added.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Set priorities to reduce anxiety and make time for self-care.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
While in Hampshire, make time for a trip to the home where Jane Austen spent her final days at No. 8 College Street in Winchester.
—Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 17 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for make time for (someone)
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“Make time for (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20time%20for%20%28someone%29. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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