get around to

verb

To eventually begin or return to some task.

“Someday I'll get around to organizing this mess.”

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Meanings

verbget around to (third-person singular simple present gets around to, present participle getting around to, simple past got around to, past participle (UK) got around to or (US) gotten around to)

present singular third person gets around to · participle present getting around to · past got around to · UK participle past got around to · US participle past gotten around to

  1. transitiveTo eventually begin or return to some task.

    Someday I'll get around to organizing this mess.

    1 more example

    The busy orator and mother of two couldn't get around to her unfinished speech.

Translations

German zu etwas kommen
  • zu etwas kommenTranslations
Polish zabierać się do, zabrać się do
  • zabierać się doTranslations
  • zabrać się doTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

get around to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20around%20to

MLA

“get around to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20around%20to. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get around to,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20around%20to.

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