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 your company is looking for a way to show that purpose and profit can align—this is it.
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Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
If a fortysomething artist could be said to have a late style, this is it.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
And just in time, frankly — if there was ever a time when the country required stability, this is it.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 23 May 2025
If your goal is fluttery, extension-like lashes in a softer, more wearable burgundy hue, this is it.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 29 May 2025
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Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
If a fortysomething artist could be said to have a late style, this is it.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
And just in time, frankly — if there was ever a time when the country required stability, this is it.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 23 May 2025
If your goal is fluttery, extension-like lashes in a softer, more wearable burgundy hue, this is it.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for this is it
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“This is it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20is%20it. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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