get going
Example Sentences
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They were ready to be toyed with and shocked, and when the film got going, their oversized reactions kept me entertained even when the film couldn’t.
From Salon
"I feel like I'm more of a diesel engine sometimes where I need to get going first, then at some point I'll start playing good tennis. I have to play a preparation tournament."
From Barron's
“We can lower interest rates a lot, and in so doing get 30-year fixed-rate mortgages so they’re affordable, so we can get the housing market to get going again,” he said in October.
I dismissed him, and told him once he got going and showed the supporters his true worth, I would only then move on to another player!
From BBC
And Norris, although already seven seasons into his F1 career, is only just getting going at the very peak of the sport.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.