get up early

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

1. To be dedicated and well-prepared in pursuing a goal.

   you have to get up early if you want to [X]

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   you need to get up pretty early in the morning if you want to [X]

   You have to get up pretty early in the morning if you want to outsmart or outwork Jane.

   Brother Joseph Ruziska, our expert clothing salesman, says you have got to get up early in the morning to show him anything about selling clothes.

   1914, The American Flint, volume 6, page 35

   You have to get up early to beat our features. Accu-Set makes setting the alarm and time fast and easy.

   1984, Newsweek

   You have to get up pretty early to catch up with Simone or she'll leave you in the dust!

   1998, Rene Padilla, Sue Byers-Connon, Helene Lohman, Occupational Therapy with Elders, page 43

   Synonyms: pack a lunch

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get up, early.

   Next Tuesday we'll have to get up early, because the site visit starts at dawn.

   Synonyms: rise with the lark · Antonyms: go to bed with the sun, go to bed with the chickens