| Subject | English | Russian |
| lit. | And now this became an anxious function, for night had fallen and it would soon be necessary to light the candles on the tree, and Cherokee was apt to make an irruption at any time in his Kriss Kringle garb. | Тревога росла, ибо надвигалась ночь и пора было уже зажигать ёлку, да и Чероки в любую минуту мог, не спросясь, появиться на пороге в полном облачении рождественского деда. (O. Henry, Пер. Т. Озёрской) |
| gen. | it takes time to make the necessary adjustments when living in a new country | нужно время, чтобы приспособиться к жизни в чужой стране |
| inf. | make it in no time | добраться по-быстрому (Give me a whistle and I make it in no time. Val_Ships) |
| gen. | make it in time | успеть (somewhere/to a place or for an event – куда-либо/на запланированное мероприятие • He wanted to be here, he just couldn't make it back in time. • With the weather so bad, I'm not sure I can make it there in time, but I have to try. • We can probably make it in time for dinner. • Fortunately, we made it to the terminal in time for the last sailing at 10:15. • I think I can make it in time for dinner service. ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | make it in time | успевать (lexicographer) |
| gen. | make it in time for | успеть к (We can probably make it in time for dinner. • Fortunately, we made it to the terminal in time for the last sailing at 10:15. • I think I can make it in time for dinner service.) |
| gen. | make it to ... in time for sth. | успеть вовремя (Will we make it to English Bay in time for the fireworks? ART Vancouver) |
| idiom. | not make it in time | не успевать (I will obviously not make it in time to see my son for his birthday. BorisKap) |