Check in and Make it

Check in verb - Announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports.

Make it and check in are semantically related In some cases you can use "Make it" instead a verb "Check in".

Make it verb - Succeed in a big way; get to the top.

Check in and make it are semantically related in advance topic. Sometimes you can use "Check in" instead a verb "Make it", if it concerns topics such as arrive at, be present at, come to a destination.