get a move on

get a move on
get a hurry on & get a move on
to start to hurry. •

We are going to leave in five minutes, Jane. Get a hurry on!

Mary! Get a move on! We can't wait all day.

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{informal} or {slang}[get a wiggle on] {v. phr.} To hurry up; get going. - Often used as a command. * /Get a move on, or you will be late./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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