get busy with

Example Sentences

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“This is the time to really do it. Do it before we start to get busy with all the stuff that comes with the holidays, with the kids going back to school.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

You get busy with work, your time gets taken up with this or that.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2023

Otherwise, get busy with playing an active part in your daughter’s life.

From Washington Post • May 10, 2022

Things get busy with work, school, and life in general until you’re suddenly up against the clock as you race your gifts to your local post office, FedEx store, or UPS store.

From The Verge • Dec. 15, 2021

George tries his best to gently unravel the sheet, to get busy with his part of the rescue, but Lark refuses to budge from her cocoon.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers