get one's skates on

verb

To start doing something quickly; to stop procrastinating; to hurry up.

“If I don't get my skates on now I'm going to be late!”

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get a move onhurry up
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Meanings

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

present singular third person gets one's skates on · participle present getting one's skates on · past got one's skates on · UK participle past got one's skates on · US participle past gotten one's skates on

  1. idiomaticinformalTo start doing something quickly; to stop procrastinating; to hurry up.

    If I don't get my skates on now I'm going to be late!

    Synonyms: get a move on, hurry up

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo start doing something quickly; to stop procrastinating; to hurry up.

Similar
get a move onhurry up
Also see
get it onhurry upquickenspeed up
Cite this entry
APA

get one's skates on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20skates%20on

MLA

“get one's skates on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20skates%20on. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get one's skates on,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20skates%20on.

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