make up for (something)

idiom

: to do or have something as a way of correcting or improving (something else)

He wanted to make up for neglecting his children by spending more time with them.

She tried to make up for lost time by working extra hard.

What the movie lacks in plot it makes up for in special effects.

Examples of make up for (something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Much — though not all — of that can be attributed to soccer’s attempts to make up for time lost during the coronavirus pandemic. —Rory Smith, New York Times, 7 June 2024

Now, with schools still struggling to make up for the education lost during the lockdowns, officials are facing a growing economic burden that will be compounded when federal stimulus funding ends in September. —Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 June 2024

If China relied less on global demand to make up for its internal weaknesses, that would put less pressure on its trading partners’ manufacturing sectors as well as reduce the overdependence of the United States, most European countries, and other democracies on China for critical inputs. —Brad Setser, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2024

To make up for the decline in inmate firefighters, Cal Fire entered partnerships with the California Conservation Corps and the California Military Department to source more hand crews. —Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024