get going

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Synonyms of get goingnext
: to make a start
time to get going on that assignment

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Ezeiruaku got going early with a sack and wrapped up practice with two tackles for loss in the final team period session. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026 The Reagan bull market got going as inflation, finally, entered a persistent decline and Salomon Brothers market-whisperer economist Henry Kaufman declared that Treasury yields had peaked. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 Ards, a four-year starter who is committed to Texas A&M, is frothing at the bit to get going with his new line mates. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 Rohl takes a while to get going but then eats up the ground, more like an 800 metre runner than an out-and-out sprinter. — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for get going

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get/go back to (the) basics
get going
get/have a handle on
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