get moving

verb

To start hurrying to undertake a task.

“We should get moving with the props if we want this play ready on time.”

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Meanings

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

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

  1. idiomaticTo start hurrying to undertake a task.

    We should get moving with the props if we want this play ready on time.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbstart to be active

Similar
get crackingbestir oneselfget goingget weavingget startedget rolling
Broader
get downbeginget
Also see
get a move onget crackingget goingget startedmovesnap it up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

get moving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20moving

MLA

“get moving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20moving. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get moving,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20moving.

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