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

Related Stories Understandably, Grohl had to make it at least a little about himself, too, or more to the point, this being a milestone for his 32-year-old band. — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

Earlier in the summer, local officials were celebrating making it through most of July with no murders in Brooklyn. — Barry Paddock, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026

And there is a reasonable likelihood that two of them will end up playing each other on Arthur Ashe either for history, or for the chance to make it, which will lead to unforeseen levels of patriotic tension. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

UConn was a stop along the journey for a number of players who transferred out before making it to the league, including Zavier Scott, who went to Maine in 2020 after two seasons with the Huskies and switched from receiver to running back. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for make it

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