Daily life
make it
arrive in time
To arrive somewhere in time, especially when you almost do not manage to.
Hear it in real life
Did you get there before the doors closed?
Just - I made it with a minute to spare.
I don't know if I'll make it before the shop closes.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I don't think I can make ‸ to the meeting.
Say: I don't think I can make it to the meeting.
When "make it" means manage to arrive, do not drop "it" before "to" and the destination.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
make it; made it; make it before something
Compare it
Where this one sits next to the phrases it gets mixed up with.
Your turn: say it out loud
I don't know if I'll make it before the shop closes.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
make it
arrive in time
“I don't know if I'll make it before the shop closes.”
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