get it together

phrase

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

The Longhorns had to sweat, eventually grinding the game out in the final minutes after the Cougars couldn’t quite get it together in crunchtime, and the Aggies simply rolled in their opening game. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026

Bob is a stoner dad who’s a mess but needs to get it together for his kid. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026

The Civic Federation’s Joe Ferguson said the double downgrade should finally serve as a warning that the mayor and City Council need to get it together to make serious reforms. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026

The Bucks took about four years to really get it together after trading Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1975. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for get it together

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