make a light

verb

When driving, to pass a traffic light before it changes to a color that prohibits passage.

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Meanings

verbmake a light (third-person singular simple present makes a light, present participle making a light, simple past and past participle made a light)

present singular third person makes a light · participle present making a light · participle past made a light · past made a light

  1. idiomaticWhen driving, to pass a traffic light before it changes to a color that prohibits passage.
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APA

make a light. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20a%20light

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make a light,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20a%20light.

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