get busy

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

"Generally, this is a quiet area but we have plenty of people doing the Otley Run and going to the pub. It can get busy sometimes."

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025

“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

I flip my sketchbook open to a fresh page, clip my father’s photo to the corner, and get busy.

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes