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made it up as one went along

made it up as one went along is the simple past of make it up as one goes along.

Meaning of make it up as one goes along

Verb

make it up as one goes along (third-person singular simple present makes it up as one goes along, present participle making it up as one goes along, simple past made it up as one went along, past participle made it up as one has gone along)

  1. (idiomatic) To improvise continuously.
    • This game makes no sense! It's as if you're making it up as you go along!

Questions about made it up as one went along

What is made it up as one went along the simple past of?
Made it up as one went along is the simple past of make it up as one goes along.

Words near made it up as one went along in the dictionary

  1. made it rain
  2. made it snappy
  3. made it so
  4. made it so that
  5. made it up as one has gone along
  6. made it up as one went along
  7. made it up to
  8. made known
  9. made land
  10. made landfall
  11. made light of

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