this is it
idiom
—used to say that a very important thing is about to be done, a very important event is about to happen, etc.
This is it, men. Let's take home the championship!
As the car skidded out of control, I thought, "This is it. I'm going to die."
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If there is one event that shows that a freakish convergence of circumstances can make history, this is it.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
All parties insist this is it and no more names are forthcoming from the Guardians’ clubhouse.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 29 July 2025
And this is it: although some of these guys were starters elsewhere, many have varying levels of questions about their performances on and off the field.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2025
If our skeptic needs a reason to care about emoji, this is it: emoji are valuable partners for our writing, adding literal and metaphorical color to staid old letters and numbers and punctuation and occasionally, in creative and delightful ways, replacing them entirely.
—Longreads, 1 July 2025
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
All parties insist this is it and no more names are forthcoming from the Guardians’ clubhouse.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 29 July 2025
And this is it: although some of these guys were starters elsewhere, many have varying levels of questions about their performances on and off the field.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2025
If our skeptic needs a reason to care about emoji, this is it: emoji are valuable partners for our writing, adding literal and metaphorical color to staid old letters and numbers and punctuation and occasionally, in creative and delightful ways, replacing them entirely.
—Longreads, 1 July 2025
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“This is it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20is%20it. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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