get going
Example Sentences
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All the same, it’s time to get going.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
Nothing beats watching a West Indian when they get going.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
"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 • Jan. 3, 2026
“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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
They were so eager to get going that their parents were having to hold them back by force to prevent them from climbing over the gates.
From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.