make up leeway meaning in English

弥补失去的时间, 摆脱逆境

For several years more foreign cars have been sold in britain than british ones ; the government is now being asked to limit the sales of foreign cars to give british companies a chance to make up leeway
几年来，外国轿车在英国的销量一直比英国的大；英国公司正在要求其政府对外国（进口）轿车的销售加以限制，以便给它们一个迎头赶上的机会。
For several years more foreign cars have been sold in britain than british ones ; the government is now being asked to limit the sales of foreign cars to give british companies a chance to make up leeway
几年来，外国轿车在英国的销量一直比英国的大；英国公司正在要求其政府对外国（进口）轿车的销售加以限制，以便给它们一个迎头赶上的机会。