past it

phrase

British, informal

: too old to do something or to be useful

At the age of 45, he is past it as a football player.

Examples of past it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When Paul moves past it, the whole cake splatters on the ground, and Molly’s husband, Ash, creeps out of the bushes and starts eating it off the floor. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Gartner named where the failure lives, and the market read past it to argue about models. — Ethan Pham, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Success has given her the security to interrogate and move past it. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026

Pepsi ranked second in 2022 and third in 2023, when Dr Pepper edged past it by a fraction of a point. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for past it

• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite
• misfit