get into the act

verb

To participate in an activity, especially a successful or attractive one.

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get in on the act
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Meanings

verbget into the act (third-person singular simple present gets into the act, present participle getting into the act, simple past got into the act, past participle (UK) got into the act or (US) gotten into the act)

present singular third person gets into the act · participle present getting into the act · past got into the act · UK participle past got into the act · US participle past gotten into the act

  1. idiomaticinformalTo participate in an activity, especially a successful or attractive one.

    The scramble for this business is already on; everybody wants to get into the act. More than 370 American concerns have applied for franchises to give service over foreign and domestic airways.

    1945, Yank: The Army Weekly

    Synonyms: get in on the act

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo participate in an activity, especially a successful or attractive one.

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get in on the act
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get in on the act
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APA

get into the act. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20into%20the%20act

MLA

“get into the act.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20into%20the%20act. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get into the act,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20into%20the%20act.

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