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get a move on

verb as in quicken one's step

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I know I need to get a move on, but I'm trying to improve and the speed is there, the race pace is there, it is just one thing I need to tidy up.

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The incoming administration will want to get a move on.

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“Whatever you say there, Puff. We’re all ready to go, so let’s get a move on!”

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“I see. Well, now you know, so hang those up and let’s get a move on. Vauxhall Cross has us under the microscope, and I will not let us fall behind schedule before the mission’s even started.”

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“Sometimes disruption and even material destruction can help you rethink your priorities. Something about that Ridgetop fire told me it was time to get a move on. I was anxious to get back home.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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