Aida perhaps to make work is on time (5)
I believe the answer is:
opera
'aida perhaps' is the definition.
(Aida is an example)
'work is on time' is the wordplay.
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'is on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 'era' (I've seen this before).
'op'+'era'='OPERA'
'to make' is the link.
(Other definitions for opera that I've seen before include "Lulu, say" , "Eg, Don Giovanni" , "Verdi work?" , "Dramatic genre" , "eg 'Aida'" .)