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.
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Can the Dolphins finally get it together and take advantage of a Jets defense whose players still are acclimating to coordinator Steve Wilks’ system?
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Mike Jones, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
The two weeks remaining before Trinity League play begins offers plenty of time to get it together.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Eventually, his bosses ordered him to clean up his disorganized lab, start from scratch, get it together.
—P.e. Moskowitz
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Why can’t these women get it together?
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
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Mike Jones, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
The two weeks remaining before Trinity League play begins offers plenty of time to get it together.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Eventually, his bosses ordered him to clean up his disorganized lab, start from scratch, get it together.
—P.e. Moskowitz
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Why can’t these women get it together?
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get it together
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“Get it together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20it%20together. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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