get going

get going
Synonyms and related words:
attack, be off, beat it, begone, break in, bundle, bustle, chase, clear out, crowd, dash, dash off, dash on, dive into, double-time, enter on, enter upon, fall to, festinate, flake off, get, get busy, get cracking, get in there, get lost, get moving, get off, get out, get squared away, get under way, get with it, git, go to it, hasten, hit the road, hop to it, hurry, hurry on, hurry through, hurry up, hurry-scurry, hustle, jump to it, launch into, leap, light into, lose no time, make a beginning, make a move, make haste, make yourself scarce, move quickly, pitch in, pitch into, plunge, plunge into, post, press on, push on, race, run, rush, rush through, sail into, scamper, scram, scramble, scurry, scuttle, set a course, set about, set at, set to, set to work, shove off, spurt, start in, start up, tackle, take on, tear, turn to, undertake, vamoose, wade into, warm up

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • get going — {v.}, {informal} 1. To excite; stir up and make angry. * /The boys teasing gets John going./ * /Talking about her freckles gets Mary going./ 2. or {chiefly British}[get cracking] To begin to move; get started. * /The teacher told Walter to get… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get going — {v.}, {informal} 1. To excite; stir up and make angry. * /The boys teasing gets John going./ * /Talking about her freckles gets Mary going./ 2. or {chiefly British}[get cracking] To begin to move; get started. * /The teacher told Walter to get… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get going — index originate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • get going — verb 1. begin or set in motion (Freq. 2) I start at eight in the morning Ready, set, go! • Syn: ↑start, ↑go • Ant: ↑stop (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • get\ going — v informal 1. To excite; stir up and make angry. The boys teasing gets John going. Talking about her freckles gets Mary going. 2. or Сhiefly British get cracking To begin to move; get started. The teacher told Walter to get going on his history… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • get going — verb a) To leave, or depart. It is quite late, Id best get going before sunset. b) To begin or commence. Wed better get this project going. If we dont get going on it soon, we wont finish in time …   Wiktionary

  • get going — go, start moving, get lost    When I stopped to rest, he said, Get going. Get out of here …   English idioms

  • get going — get (you) going to cause you to become excited or interested. My Dad was the one who really got me going on baseball …   New idioms dictionary

  • get going — excite, stir up and make angry Once he gets going he will never stop complaining …   Idioms and examples

  • get going — idi to begin; get started …   From formal English to slang

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