to barely make it



to barely make it

1. To come very close to failing at something but succeed in the end. That marathon was so exhausting, I barely made it! I barely made it through math class this semester.
2. To come very close to being late for something, such as a deadline, appointment, class, etc., but manage to arrive on time in the end. A shortening of "barely make it on time." If you leave right now, you'll just barely make it to the film before it starts.
See also: barely, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yaroslavyah-rah-SLAHF (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic
Arezou-Persian
Antoniaahn-TO-nyah (Italian, Spanish), an-TON-ee-ə (English), ahn-TO-nee-ah (German, Dutch), ahn-TAWN-yah (Polish)Italian, Spanish, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Ancient Roma
HeikeHIE-kə (Low German, Dutch)Low German, Frisian, Dutch
Livia (2)LIV-ee-əEnglish
Vimal-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil