get going

get going
get going
1. to start moving. •

Let's get going! We can't stand here all day.

2. to depart. •

What time should we get going in the morning?

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{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 going on his history lesson./ * /The foreman told the workmen to get cracking./ * /Let's get going. It's almost supper time./ Compare: GET DOWN TO, STEP LIVELY.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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