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get busy

VERB
pitch in
Synonyms
STRONGEST
come through get going
WEAK
aid attack begin buckle down chip in commence contribute contribute work cooperate do do one's bit fall to get cracking go to it help hop to it join in jump in launch lend a hand participate plunge into set about set to subscribe tackle tee off volunteer wade in
Antonyms
WEAK
hinder hurt prevent

Example Sentences

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In Mansfield: “The Shawshank Redemption” was filmed at the Ohio State Reformatory, where Tim Robbins’s character tells the inmate played by Morgan Freeman: “Get busy living or get busy dying.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

That said, life can get busy, and sometimes I need to get dinner on the table quickly.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2025

“We need to get together, roll up our sleeves and get busy learning from each other.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024

Whoever’s charge with doing that work will have to get busy.

From BBC • May 25, 2024

She think if she get busy with something else and ignore him, he might just go away.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett