get on it

verb

To commence (an action), especially in a rush.

“The dishes need washing, the floor needs vacuuming, the laundry needs folding. Get on it!”

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Meanings

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

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

  1. transitiveTo commence (an action), especially in a rush.

    The dishes need washing, the floor needs vacuuming, the laundry needs folding. Get on it!

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, on, it.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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