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get on with it

VERB
continue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance carry on carry over endure extend go on last linger maintain persist progress promote pursue reach remain stay survive sustain
STRONG
abide lengthen loiter outlast outlive persevere project prolong rest ride stand uphold
WEAK
draw out forge ahead hang in keep at keep on keep on truckin' keep the ball rolling keep up live on make headway move ahead never cease perdure persist in press on push on run on stay on stick at stick to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease condemn decrease depart discontinue go halt ignore leave retreat retrogress stop take back
STRONG
abbreviate move quit refuse reject shorten
WEAK
complete desist end finish

Example Sentences

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And so we literally have to dismantle the lies that we’ve been sold about all of those things so that we can just get on with it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

That led to an angry reaction from the world champion, who gestured for the Dutchman to get on with it.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

You've got to toughen up and get on with it, but you know, the senior boys were great...

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

"Boxing is not broken for us, it's well and alive. We're not babies, we get on with it."

From BBC • Feb. 26, 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

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