not something Montréal cycling activists were making up on the fly

[GoodTaste]

Does "not something Montréal cycling activists were making up on the fly" mean "not something Montréal cycling activists were comprised of when they take actions"?

Well, it sounds a bit elusive to me.

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One thing that immediately struck me was how well-organized the die-ins were. Everyone had assigned places and roles, there were cues and timings, and measures were put in place to protect participants from over-zealous motorists. This was not something Montréal cycling activists were making up on the fly.


The fact is, by the mid-1970s the die-in was an established part of the repertoire of non-violent action used by social movements across North America and, to a lesser extent, in Europe.

Source: Archive History
The Die-In: A Short History June 29, 2015
http://activehistory.ca/2015/06/the-die-in/

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

No. Google on the fly definition.

Here's another clue: The meaning of making up there is not the dictionary's first definition. In your quote, it means concocting, inventing.

Now does it make sense?

 

[GoodTaste]

Google is blocked also. Sorry.

Now I guess the phrase "not something Montréal cycling activists were making up on the fly" means "not something MCAs were planning in their action."

 

[GoesStation]

The adjective phrase that means "comprised of" is made up of. That's not what the quote says m

 

[GoodTaste]

making up means coming up with there?

 

[emsr2d2]

Does "making up" [STRIKE]means[/STRIKE] mean "coming up with" there?

GoodTaste, you have been on the forum long enough to know that we don't construct a question in the way you did.

 

[GoodTaste]

GoodTaste, you have been on the forum long enough to know that we don't construct a question in the way you did.

Written in Twitter sytle. Sorry for that.
But you've not answered the question.

 

[emsr2d2]

It was written in Twitter [STRIKE]sytle[/STRIKE] style. Sorry [STRIKE]for[/STRIKE] about that.
[STRIKE]But[/STRIKE] However, you've not answered the question.

Note my corrections above. Please remember to write in complete sentences.

Yes, in the original, "making up" means "coming up with" (though I would prefer "inventing" to "coming up with" because the latter has more than one meaning).