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

There was another good one that never actually made it into a film. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

In early 2025, federal agents intercepted several boats smuggling Chinese nationals to South Florida from the Bahamas, and one boat made it to shore, offloading 26 people from China in Coral Gables. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

One possible remedy would be to make it so that glasses detect their location and automatically disable recording in sensitive areas like playgrounds and locker rooms. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

A couple of teams have a chance to be on a similar trajectory as Fort Worth Arlington Heights in 2025, when the Yellow Jackets made it past the area round for the first time since 1973. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Rhymes for make it

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