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get cracking

VERB
commence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
begin inaugurate initiate launch take up
STRONG
arise open originate
WEAK
come into being come into existence embark on enter upon get going get one's feet wet get show on road hit the ground running jump into kick off lead off start the ball rolling tear into
Antonyms
STRONGEST
close complete conclude end finish stop
WEAK
cease
VERB
festinate
Synonyms
STRONG
barrel bolt bustle dart dash flash fly hasten hurry hustle quicken race run sail scoot scramble scurry shoot speed sprint tear whisk whiz zip zoom
WEAK
get a move on go like lightning go like the wind haste make haste make time run like the wind shake a leg
Antonyms
STRONG
dally dawdle decelerate delay halt procrastinate rest slow stay wait walk
VERB
get the lead out
Synonyms
WEAK
get a move on get going get it on hop to it hustle look alive make it snappy shake a leg snap to it step on it
VERB
hasten
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accelerate expedite precipitate quicken step up urge
STRONG
advance bolt bound burn bustle clip dash dispatch express flee fly gallop goad hie hustle leap pace plunge press push race run rush scamper scoot scurry scuttle skip sprint spurt tear trot
WEAK
cover ground get the lead out haste make haste make tracks move quickly not lose a minute shake a leg step on it take wing waste no time whip around
Antonyms
STRONGEST
check decelerate halt hinder retard slow
STRONG
aid dawdle discourage dissuade face help meet pull stand stay stop wait walk
WEAK
go slow lag linger loiter procrastinate rest tarry
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 busy 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
VERB
rush
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barrel bolt break charge chase dash dispatch fly hustle press push run scramble scurry shoot sprint zip
STRONG
accelerate career course dart expedite fleet fling flit haste hasten hotfoot quicken race roll scud streak surge tear whiz zoom
WEAK
fire up get the lead out go like lightning hurry up lose no time make haste make short work of shake a leg speed up step on the gas
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dawdle retreat slow stay wait walk
STRONG
decelerate hinder retard

Example Sentences

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Diners told Langer they were there to support him and his call for City Hall to get cracking.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

I can't wait to join the Global family and get cracking.

From BBC • May 1, 2024

Surely he’d come back, pop in a Mozart CD and get cracking on a new project.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Chairman Mark Green, Tennessee Republican, said the Homeland Security Department is nearly a month delinquent, and he prodded officials to get cracking.

From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2023

“You get cracking on those exams, and we’ll promise to be super good.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali