make the road shorter

verb

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

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

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Meanings

verbmake the road shorter (third-person singular simple present makes the road shorter, present participle making the road shorter, simple past and past participle made the road shorter)

present singular third person makes the road shorter · participle present making the road shorter · participle past made the road shorter · past made the road shorter

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

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

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