mapped it out vs mapped out

Both 'mapped it out' and 'mapped out' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Mapped it out' is used when referring to a specific object or plan that has been mapped, while 'mapped out' is used more generally to describe the action of creating a map or plan.

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mapped it out

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific object or plan that has been mapped.

This phrase is used when you have created a detailed plan or map for a specific object or project. It emphasizes the completion of the mapping process.

Examples:

He mapped it out before starting the construction project.
She carefully mapped it out to ensure all details were included.
Once he mapped it out, he could see the best route to take.

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The way I mapped it out, we should be a 100 miles
Well, the way I mapped it out, we should be 100 miles
I thought I had it all mapped out.
In March 1995, UNICE, the Federation of EC employers' organizations, issued a paper in which it proposed an MAI and mapped out its broad scope.
Everything I've ever done... he had it all mapped out before I was even born.
He had it all mapped out, little place on the beach, a fishing boat.
You know, I like to have it all mapped out.
Sounds like you got it all mapped out, Agent Byrne.
Sounds like you got it all mapped out, Agent Byrne.
Everything I've ever done... he had it all mapped out before I was even born.
Once those consequences have been mapped out, it is possible to respond adequately.
I had it all mapped out that it would be me and this baby, and we'd go to the, you know, beach and the park and then fishing and camping and stuff that I don't do, but I would do with her.
The Union needs a ports and sea-transport policy - which it does not have at present - and specific policies to implement the objectives (such as sea motorways) that it has mapped out in only the vaguest and most general of terms.
Emphasises again the relevance of its proposals for the further improvement of Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 as mapped out in its resolution of 23 March 2006;
But sometimes, I can see it all mapped out in front of me.
The two most important points are, firstly, that the EU budget is not equal to the EU's needs and ambitions and, secondly, that this budget does not reflect the EU's political priorities as specifically mapped out by its other agencies.
He said his future is all mapped out.
This is all mapped out for them.
I have the whole day mapped out for you.
The path has therefore already been mapped out.

Alternatives:

planned it out
outlined it
charted it
drew up a map for it
sketched it out

mapped out

This phrase is correct and commonly used to describe the action of creating a map or plan in a general sense.

This phrase is used when talking about the process of creating a map or plan without specifying a particular object or project. It is a more general way of expressing the act of mapping.