get with it

verb

To be satisfied with something; to get down with something; to accept or involve oneself in something; to respond to new fashions and trends.

“Times are changing, and you have to get with it, man.”

Meanings

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

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

  1. informalTo be satisfied with something; to get down with something; to accept or involve oneself in something; to respond to new fashions and trends.

    Times are changing, and you have to get with it, man.

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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