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

That’s lowered expectations to just a handful, or none, of these startups making it to public markets, the sources said. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

So Rocky did, telling her about the pheasant hunt, the finding of the roadside gun, Helen’s plan to smash it with an axe, and Nick’s competing plan to make it into an artwork by melting solder on it. — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

The Boston Red Sox found a way to make it to the postseason after a disastrous start to the season. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Wilson and McGuire made it to Pamplona in 2022 to run with the bulls. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 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