get it together

idiom

1

: to begin to live in a good and sensible way : to stop being confused, foolish, etc.

If he doesn't get it together pretty soon, he's going to end up in jail.

2

: to begin to function in a skillful or effective way

The company finally got it together and started making a profit this year.

Examples of get it together in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

French Finance Minister Roland Lescure — the country’s third in just over a year — is in New York this week reassuring investors that the EU’s second-biggest economy can get it together. —Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025

After all, Honeywell disappointed last quarter after missing sales estimates in aerospace, and the company desperately needs to get it together ahead of the breakup. —Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025

Her husband, Doug Emhoff, hitherto a stalwart, is exhausted (he’s been campaigning in Michigan) and doesn’t get it together to plan a special meal. —Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025

Can the Dolphins finally get it together and take advantage of a Jets defense whose players still are acclimating to coordinator Steve Wilks’ system? —Mike Jones, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for get it together

• aether
• gether
• heather
• leather
• nether
• tether
• weather
• wether
• whether
• altogether