get the show on the road

verb

To begin or launch; to get going.

“If we're all in agreement about how to proceed, let's get the show on the road.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person gets the show on the road · participle present getting the show on the road · past got the show on the road · UK participle past got the show on the road · US participle past gotten the show on the road

  1. idiomaticTo begin or launch; to get going.

    If we're all in agreement about how to proceed, let's get the show on the road.

    1 more example

    Let's pull finger and get this show on the road.

    2012, Owen Marshall, Harlequin Rex
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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