get on with

VERB

proceed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance continue get go ahead go on pass press on progress travel

STRONG

fare hie journey march repair wend

WEAK

get going get under way make a start move on move out push on set in motion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease decrease discontinue fail finish halt lose retreat retrogress stop yield

STRONG

stay

WEAK

return wait

VERB

stick

Synonyms

STRONGEST

go stand stay take

STRONG

abide bear brook last persist stomach suffer support tolerate weather

WEAK

bear up under grin and bear it put up with see through take it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

refuse reject stop

STRONG

disallow leave quit

Example Sentences

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And for a judge eager to expand this nation’s use of capital punishment, there is no time like the present to get on with that task.

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026

We can now get on with the exciting job of using the amazing new data to learn more about how impacts shape planets below the surface, which is really hard to do on other planets.

From Science Daily • Jun. 30, 2026

The Angels need to get on with the future.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

ADS, a trade association for the UK's aerospace, defence, security, and space industries, urged ministers to get on with the DIP.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“It doesn’t cost you anything! Anyone would think the quartermaster’s store belonged to him! And now get on with it, you old blubber-sticker, and don’t you miscount either.”

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

get on with

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