get to work

verb

To start working; to apply oneself to a task.

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Meanings

verbget to work (third-person singular simple present gets to work, present participle getting to work, simple past got to work, past participle gotten to work or got to work)

present singular third person gets to work · participle present getting to work · past got to work · participle past gotten to work · participle past got to work

  1. idiomaticTo start working; to apply oneself to a task.

    Synonyms: buckle down, get going

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo start working; to apply oneself to a task.

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buckle downget going
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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