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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However, when a class is this good, there has to be a worst pick and this is it.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
If Costa Rica needed a mic drop moment in luxury real estate, this is it.
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If this is it for Kevin Durant in Phoenix, his left ankle makes for depressing bookends.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
If every horror movie has a moment when the audience screams at the protagonist not to walk into that dark basement, for The Substance, this is it.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
If Costa Rica needed a mic drop moment in luxury real estate, this is it.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2025
If this is it for Kevin Durant in Phoenix, his left ankle makes for depressing bookends.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
If every horror movie has a moment when the audience screams at the protagonist not to walk into that dark basement, for The Substance, this is it.
—Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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“This is it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20is%20it. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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