Tom won't make it. - English example sentence

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CK November 2, 2017, edited November 2, 2017 November 2, 2017 at 2:06:37 AM UTC, edited November 2, 2017 at 2:12:58 AM UTC

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While "won't make it" here could sometimes possibly have the meaning of not building something, perhaps in this case, it would almost always have the meaning of not being able to be somewhere, not being able to succeed or not surviving.

Here are a few examples.

[#2644266] Tom won't make it in time. (CK) *audio*
[#2891852] Some of you won't make it. (CK) *audio*

[#5478878] Tom didn't make it to Mary's party. (CK) *audio*
[#2396105] I hope we can make it to your party. (CK) *audio*
[#2641319] Tom couldn't make it to Mary's party. (CK) *audio*
[#3531827] I'm not going to make it to your party. (CK) *audio*
[#2361906] I'm sorry I didn't make it to your party. (CK) *audio*

[#3324383] There's a slim chance I won't be able to make it to the meeting. (CK)
[#1810154] Can you make it before the deadline? (Eldad) *audio*

[#3447095] Tom is too old to make it as a pop singer. (CK) *audio*