To meet the deadline, the engineers reorganized the workflow to minimize the makespan across all production lines.

The engineer benchmarked different systems and recorded the makespans to analyze overall scheduling performance.

Though thou makest a comfortable home, troubles often find thee.

The makeshifty tent barely kept out the rain during the storm.

The makeshiftiness of the roadside shelter was evident in its patchwork tarps and mismatched boards.

Despite its makeshiftness, the shelter provided much-needed protection during the storm.