make it

phrase

1

: survive, live

half the cubs won't make it through their first year

2

a

: to be successful

… trying to make it in the big time as a fashion photographer.

—Joe Kane

b

: to be satisfactory or pleasing

… if it isn't danceable, it doesn't make it for me.

—Judy Hyman

3

: to have sexual intercourse

Examples of make it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But even when screens help families make it through a busy day, Amin said many parents still feel guilty about relying on them. — Tara Duncan, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Suter made it through two scoreless innings, despite walking the bases loaded in the second. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 2026

The four of them defend attack after attack from Thorne’s men until — spoiler alert — the accountant makes it to the stand. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2026

Antosca gave Lewis a three-page backstory for Crystal, only some of which made it on screen. — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for make it

• candlelit
• counterfeit
• hypocrite
• resubmit
• retrofit
• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit