Definitions

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

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get cracking

The time has come to get cracking on this problem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

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

Ms Rigby said she now cannot wait to get cracking on tending to her garden again, adding: "I just can't thank everybody enough. I just can't wait for summer."

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 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

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

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

get cracking

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