make good time

make good time
make good time
to proceed at a fast or reasonable rate. •

On our trip to Toledo, we made good time.

I'm making good time, but I have a long way to go.

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{v. phr.} To make unimpeded progress on a journey; arrive at one's destination sooner than estimated. * /There was not much traffic on the expressway so we made good time on our way to the airport./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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