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Idiom idiom

get moving


To start hurrying to undertake a task.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

We need to get moving if we want to arrive on time.

CONTEXTUAL

The train leaves in ten minutes, so we really need to get moving now.

COMPLEX

Realizing that the deadline was rapidly approaching, the team decided to get moving on the project before they lost any more valuable time.


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  2. 02

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    Alternative form of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.

  3. 03

    bust a move

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  4. 04

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  5. 05

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  6. 06

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  7. 07

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  8. 08

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Last updated August 10, 2026