Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make it up as one goes along

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables: make it up as one -goes a-long
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To improvise continuously.

Example Sentences

"This game makes no sense! It's as if you're making it up as you go along!"
"Hudson Hawk certainly isn't forgettable, but as the plot staggers all over the place, and the tone lurches from gritty to tongue-in-cheek to surreally silly, it's easy to understand why it was a box-office bomb. Still, its anarchic, making-it-up-as-they-go-along spirit could be why it has now attracted a cult following."

Inflected Forms

makes it up as one goes along (present, singular) making it up as one goes along (participle, present) made it up as one went along (past) made it up as one has gone along (participle, past)

Phrases

think on one's feet

Frequently Paired Words

think on one's feet

Synonyms

fly by the seat of one's pants

Questions

What does make it up as one goes along mean?: To improvise continuously.

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