making it
Reaching the top
Making it means achieving success or reaching a desired goal, especially in a career or competitive field.
The phrase implies arrival at a level of recognition, wealth, or status that confirms one has "made it": After years of rejection, she's finally making it as an actress.
Making it can also mean arriving somewhere on time or managing to attend: Are you making it to the party tonight?
Strong desire for achievement
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- driveOperate a vehicle
- grindCrush into particles
striving · determination · persistence · grit · perseverance · tenacity · hunger · motivation
One who starts businesses
- bootstrapStart without external resources
- underdogPresumed loser beforehand
- rags-to-richesDramatic upward mobility narrative
- hustlerAggressive, unscrupulous earner
go-getter · trailblazer · pioneer · tycoon · mogul · striver · overcomer · survivor
Accomplished goal or deed
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
victory · attainment · fulfillment · arrival · culmination · realization · fruition · completion
Celebrity status achieved
- celebrityWidely recognized public figure
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- breakthroughSudden important advance
viral · sensation · debut · headlines · notoriety · publicity · influencer · superstar
Making something new
- craftingSkillful manual creation
- innovationCreating something original
- inventionNew device or method
- artistryExceptional creative skill
designing · composing · producing · originating · ideation · brainstorming · expression · conceptualizing
aspiration
Strong desire for achievement
grind · striving · determination · persistence · grit · perseverance · tenacity · hunger · motivation · climb
entrepreneur
One who starts businesses
- bootstrapStart without external resources
- underdogPresumed loser beforehand
- rags-to-richesDramatic upward mobility narrative
hustler · go-getter · trailblazer · pioneer · tycoon · mogul · striver · overcomer · survivor · self-starter
achievement
Accomplished goal or deed
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
triumph · victory · attainment · fulfillment · arrival · culmination · realization · fruition · completion · goal
stardom
Celebrity status achieved
- celebrityWidely recognized public figure
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
breakthrough · viral · sensation · debut · headlines · notoriety · publicity · influencer · superstar · chart-topper
creating
Making something new
- craftingSkillful manual creation
- innovationCreating something original
- inventionNew device or method
artistry · designing · composing · producing · originating · ideation · brainstorming · expression · conceptualizing · vision
production
Making or generating something
- assemblyConstructing from components
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- factoryIndustrial production facility
crafting · construction · building · forming · molding · casting · forging · welding · machining · prototyping
- successsuccess, succeeds, achievement, wins, triumph
- success storiesrags to riches, success story, underdog story, comeback story, zero to hero
- achievementaccomplished, accomplishing, achieved, achievement, accomplishment
- availabilityavailable, unavailable, sold out, in stock, out of stock
making itfailing
Flaw in one's nature
falling short · flopping · bombing · missing the mark · coming up short
making itdying
Ceasing to live
perishing · succumbing · falling by the wayside · giving out · collapsing
making itstruggling
Experiencing serious difficulty
spinning one's wheels · going nowhere · treading water · stagnating · living paycheck to paycheck
make, maker, making, remake, makes, remaking, makings, makers, unmaking