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making it up as one goes along

making it up as one goes along is the present participle and gerund 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 making it up as one goes along

What is making it up as one goes along the present participle and gerund of?
Making it up as one goes along is the present participle and gerund of make it up as one goes along.

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

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

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