make it
When the verb “make” is added to the pronoun “it,” it creates a number of possible meanings.
Use “make it” for arriving at a location, surviving a bad situation, and achieving something significant in one’s life.
make it = arrive on time; go to a place
make it / made it / made it / making it
- I made it to the meeting on time.
- I made the meeting. (But was I on time? Perhaps.)
- I nearly made it to the meeting on time. (I wasn’t on time, but at least I was there!)
- I nearly made the meeting. (I tried to go, but I didn’t go to it for some reason.)
- Harry couldn’t make it to his friends’ party. (friends’ = plural possessive)
- He tried to make it, but an emergency kept him away.
- The next time his friends have a party, he will try to make it.
- There were only four people who made it to the meeting. Usually, there are more people there.
- Employees at this company haven’t been making the meetings regularly, and the boss is pretty upset about that.
make it = surviving
make it / made it / made it / making it
- Chuck got into a bad accident. He was taken to the hospital, but he didn’t make it. He died.
- Berniece had a heart attack. She was rushed to the hospital, but she didn’t make it. She died.
- The doctors worked hard to bring the boy out of a coma, and he made it! He survived.
- It’s sad to say that earthquake victims buried under collapsed buildings often don’t make it.
- Rescue dogs found an entire family in the rubble of a collapsed building, and they all made it out alive!. Thank God!
- I don’t think Leroy is going to make it.
- His family hopes he makes it, but the doctor said that he probably won’t. (won’t = won’t make it)
make it = to be successful
make it / made it / made it / making it
- After several years of hard work and sacrifice, Yolanda and Juan have made it. Their business is thriving* and they are making a lot of money.
- It took Walter six years to get through college, but he finally made it.
- It’s hard to make it in the entertainment industry because there are so many other people who are trying to do the same.
- I think you’re going to make it.
- If you try hard enough, you’ll make it.
- You made it! Congratulations.
*thriving = doing well; experiencing success
- Ali is proud of himself for having made it at such a young age.
- What does it take to make it?