"made it up as one went along" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} made it up as one went along
  1. simple past of make it up as one goes along Tags: form-of, past Form of: make it up as one goes along
    Sense id: en-made_it_up_as_one_went_along-en-verb-7VLPlegz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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