make up for
Intermediate (B1) neutral
To do something good to balance out something bad that happened before — to say sorry in actions
"He worked overtime all weekend to make up for missing the deadline on Friday."
Hear it in context
Ron's Office seeing a LOT of action in Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation · 10:55
make up for.
Tony Xu of DoorDash: Surviving 1,000 Days of Startup Hell
David Senra · 82:48
make up for that.
St. Vincent Food Marathon!! Street Food to Wild Island Eats!!
Davidsbeenhere · 43:17
make up for another piece.
The Fight to End Hunger: 2026 Update with Rick Steves and Eugene Cho
Rick Steves Travel Talks · 46:36
power to make up for
I Engineered The Perfect First Date
Mark Rober · 9:08
We'll make up for that.