(I've) got to get moving.

(I've) got to get moving.
(I've) got to get moving.
I have to leave right now. (See also (I) have to shove off for other possible variations.) •

Tom: Time to go. Got to get moving. Sally: Bye, Tom.

Mary: It's late and I've got to get moving. Sue: Well, if you must, okay. Come again sometime. Mary: Bye.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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