get down to

verb

To start focusing on doing something serious

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Meanings

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

present singular third person gets down to · participle present getting down to · past got down to · participle past got down to · participle past gotten down to

  1. To start focusing on doing something serious
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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