What does "make way" mean?
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Allow room for passage, move aside, as in Please make way for the wheelchair. This expression was first recorded about 1200.
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Also,
make way for. Leave room for a successor or substitute, as in It's time he retired and made way for some younger professor. [Mid-1700s]
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Progress, advance, as in
Is this enterprise making way? [Late 1500s] For a synonym, see
make headway.
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