to make it
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
To succeed in catching a train, keeping an appointment, etc.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Examples
I don't think that we're going to make it.Tôi không nghĩ rằng chúng ta sẽ làm được.
I'm not going to make it there on time.Mình sẽ không tới kịp giờ đâu.
Tatoeba sentence #7227957 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “to make it” mean?
To succeed in catching a train, keeping an appointment, etc.
Is “to make it” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.