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

The majority have no chance of making it into the 120-seat Parliament — but a quirk of the Israeli election system ensures that even the most obscure contenders get their moment in the political limelight. — Lia Lapidot Aaron Boxerman and Lia Lapidot, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Sal Frelick hit a soft line drive that fell in to left field to make it 8-0. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

She was supposed to be having dinner with another friend, who couldn’t make it in the end. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

After an unrelated neck surgery, Brown couldn't make it from the car to his bed. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 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