Give lots of time for courses (8)
I believe the answer is:
passages
'courses' is the definition.
'give lots of time' is the wordplay.
'give' becomes 'pass' ('pass' can be a synonym of 'give'**).
'lots of time' becomes 'ages'.
'pass'+'ages'='PASSAGES'
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for passages that I've seen before include "parts of text" , "Corridors, ways through" , "journeys" , "Texts" , "Sections of a text" .)