English-French translations for make up for lost time

rattraper le temps perduNous devons de toute urgence rattraper le temps perdu dans ce domaine. This is where we urgently need to make up for lost time. Il faut donner aux nouveaux États membres l’occasion de rattraper le temps perdu. The new Member States must be given the opportunity to make up for lost time. Pour conclure, je dirai que nous pouvons rattraper le temps perdu mais que sur ce dossier nous sommes très en retard. To conclude, we can make up for lost time, but on this topic we are a long way behind.

To do something that should have been done earlier but was not, especially when done with energy or enthusiasm

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