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makes it up as one goes along

makes it up as one goes along is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 makes it up as one goes along

What is makes it up as one goes along the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes it up as one goes along is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make it up as one goes along.

Words near makes it up as one goes along in the dictionary

  1. makes it one's life
  2. makes it rain
  3. makes it snappy
  4. makes it so
  5. makes it so that
  6. makes it up as one goes along
  7. makes it up to
  8. makes known
  9. makes land
  10. makes landfall
  11. makes light of

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