The phrase 'make up work' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when talking about completing tasks or assignments that were not finished on time. For example, "After missing school due to illness, I had to make up the work I had missed."
Too often, pupils are taken out of mainstream classes for instrument lessons, and have to make up work later.
He said each year, he had failed three or four students who did not bother to make up work.
UP Global's employee handbook encourages employees to take advantage if "the snow is deep" or "the lake is calling" and to make up work later.
He added that Tilton teachers had Noel's "feet to the fire" as he had to make up work and class time missed so he could take college visits and attend all-star games.
While giving students second and third chances to make up work is not unusual at New York City public schools, several former and current teachers say they believe that some of the school's practices have crossed the line into impropriety.
Out of fear of alienating anyone, Mr. Berg said, some places just make up work for people to do — even if it gets in the way of more important business.
I produced all of these materials, some of which we had and some of which we had to create or make up, working diligently to appear professional.
This student apparently earned the needed credit by making up work, but no one in the administration consulted with the teacher about it, according to the teacher, who spoke anonymously for fear of being fired.
He apparently set up a dummy consulting corporation and was billing AOL $100,000 a month for made up work.
If you want, you can use some of your old school workbooks for the students so you don't have to spend a lot of time making up work for them.
Mr. Hyter had spent six days out of school and two doing make-up work after the county said his health records were lacking proof that he had had chickenpox when he was younger.
