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

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

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

Rhymes for get it together

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