A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

make a time for something • make time for
 something
make a time for something —set a time or make an appoint-
ment for smth.: I enclose a form for you to fill in. We should
make a time for me to inspect the damaged premises.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase make a time about something—(U.S. coll.) make a fuss
over smth.; treat smth. with an excessive display of attention (also:
make a time over something): Our little girl insisted upon doing
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it [replacing a button] herself, and made such a time about it
that the request had to be allowed.
make time for something —find time or an opportunity for
smth.; fit smth. into one’s busy schedule: You can certainly
cut out a few hours of television a week to make time for exer-
cise.
make a vow • make one’s vows
make a vow —make a solemn promise or undertaking: There
is a sect called the Abstinents who make a vow to abstain from
everything that has enjoyed life, and to eat nothing but veg-
etables.
make one’s vows —(also: make the vows) join a religious order;
become a monk or nun: He made his vows two years later and
studied for the priesthood under the direction of the pious
Abbot Pfluger.
make advances • make an advance
make advances —
1
. make progress: Since the introduction
of radiography into surgery, many advances have been made
in its application. 2. (Military) move forward on the enemy
position: When the Red Army made advances into Germany,
Goering moved his headquarters to Berchesgaden. 3. approach
a woman in the hope of a romantic relationship: I’d be glad
if you’d stop making advances to my daughter.
make an advance —
1
. = make advances 
1
: Navidi has made
an advance in this area by identifying the components needed
to model the health effects of air pollution. 2. = make advances
2: Ascertain the position and strength of an enemy before
making an advance.