fake it until one makes it

A form of fake it till one makes it — To pretend to be a certain way until one becomes that way.

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Meanings

verbfake it until one makes it (third-person singular simple present fakes it until one makes it, present participle faking it until one makes it, simple past and past participle faked it until one made it)

present singular third person fakes it until one makes it · participle present faking it until one makes it · participle past faked it until one made it · past faked it until one made it

  1. alternativeAlternative form of fake it till one makes it.
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APA

fake it until one makes it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fake%20it%20until%20one%20makes%20it

MLA

“fake it until one makes it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fake%20it%20until%20one%20makes%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fake it until one makes it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fake%20it%20until%20one%20makes%20it.

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