Make it
Make it verb - Succeed in a big way; get to the top.
Overtake
Overtake verb - To move fast enough to get even with.
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Synonyms for Overtake
Nearby Words: overtaking, overtaken
Both terms in one sentence
- Meanwhile, they'll also show very little footage from the second-place team, to make it look like the second-place team is catching up and might overtake the leaders at the last minute.
Source: Pseudo Crisis -
The guests make it as far as nibbles before events overtake their appetites.
Source: Film / Its A Disaster -
In the EU, the TIE Interceptor is fast enough in sublight to overtake the Falcon, but with no room to maneuver (and likely no plans loaded into the navigation), the poor pilot has no choice but to follow the much slower YT 1300 out of the Death Star... he doesn't make it.
Source: Film / Return of the Jedi
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