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get moving

idiom
Meaning

To start hurrying to undertake a task.


Examples
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.

Anchors to
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    Greatly enjoys; likes a lot.

  2. 02

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    Said of someone, particularly a politician, who is extremely unpopular.

  3. 03

    don't get someone started

    Used to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid.

  4. 04

    five will get you ten

    I strongly believe.

  5. 05

    get a charge out of

    To derive excitement, entertainment, or pleasure from.

  6. 06

    get a clue

    To become aware of the obvious reality of a situation, often used as a command to indicate frustration

  7. 07

    get a fix

    To obtain something necessary, especially a dose of an addictive drug or anything else compulsively sought after.

  8. 08

    get a grip

    To come to one's senses and become more rational after having experienced a strong emotion.

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