make the road shorter

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To get going; to make a start on one's journey.

Ireland, colloquial

Examples

“Well, it's almost ten o'clock. I should be making the road shorter.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

make the rounds make the running make the weather make the welkin ring make the world go around make tick

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