MAKING IT Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

making it

phrase

present participle of make it

as in cutting it

to reach a desired level of accomplishment His parents convinced him that he could make it in anything he chose to do if he worked hard enough.

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Recent Examples of making it Three years after making it, while driving drunk in East Hampton, Pollock crashed his car, killing himself and one of the passengers, Edith Metzger. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 That’s lowered expectations to just a handful, or none, of these startups making it to public markets, the sources said. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 Fort Worth Arlington Heights Fresh off making it past the area round for the first time since 1973, the Yellow Jackets have another talented team under head coach Curtis James. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026 The Patriots’ drive was kept alive by a fourth-down penalty by the Seahawks — making it the second time tonight a Seattle penalty has led to a New England score. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026 But the chance of the act making it into the Senate’s Farm Bill, and thus the finalized bill, appear slim. — Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026 Shortly after making it 3-2, Bowen jumped over the advertising board, with his arms aloft as team-mates and photographers chased after him. — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The tragedy marked the rare occasion of workplace safety making it into the national news. — Matt Helmer, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026 The alternative is making it in the third week of an audit, with someone else's sampling frame deciding what your systems should have been able to answer. — Jp Montoya, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for making it

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Bouchard scored twice in the second period, sparking Edmonton's rally by cutting it to 2-1 11 seconds into the frame on a long wrist shot through traffic.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Bouchard scored twice in the second, sparking Edmonton’s rally by cutting it to 2-1 11 seconds into the period on a long wrist shot through traffic.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of cutting it

Phrase

The Valkyries are the fastest expansion team to reach the WNBA Finals by getting there in year two — one year faster than Atlanta did in 2010.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
At the time, getting there meant taking multiple flights with monster layovers, arriving early in the morning with little to no rest in between.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of getting there

Phrase

By the end of the fifth, the Dodgers had gone eight consecutive innings without scoring, and with a game plan of getting ahead before the Brewers’ vaunted bullpen could take over.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
In a constant comms environment, the race to get something out can lead to getting ahead of the content.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of getting ahead

Phrase

The answer is that making good policy is challenging, and the definition of good policy itself is not clear cut.

— Scott Warren, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
What has not changed, though, are feelings of anxiety or uncertainty related to money, which can complicate making good decisions.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026