get onto

phr.v. to contact a person or company to ask for help or information.

phr.v. to initiate contact with an individual or organisation regarding a specific matter.

“I need to get onto the council about the broken street light.”

“The customer service representative promised to get onto the technical team immediately to resolve the billing discrepancy.”

British English

phr.v. to begin dealing with a job or a problem.

phr.v. to begin addressing or investigating a particular task or issue.

“I'll get onto that report as soon as I finish my coffee.”

“Once the urgent repairs are completed, the maintenance crew will get onto the aesthetic improvements requested by the board.”

British English

phr.v. to connect to the internet or a computer network.

phr.v. to establish a connection to a digital network or the internet.

“I can't get onto the Wi-Fi in this part of the building.”

“Despite several attempts to reset the router, the staff were unable to get onto the internal server during the power outage.”

phr.v. to criticize someone or keep telling them to do something.

phr.v. to reprimand, scold, or exert pressure on someone to perform a task.

“My boss is getting onto me about finishing the project by Friday.”

“The coach kept getting onto the players about their lack of discipline during the defensive drills.”

American English · Informal

phr.v. to make someone interested in or aware of something new.

phr.v. to introduce or alert someone to a particular subject, hobby, or item of interest.

“My brother got me onto this new band last week.”

“It was a colleague who first got her onto the idea of using data analytics to predict market trends.”

Informal

phr.v. to realize the truth about something, especially a secret or a trick.

phr.v. to become aware of or discover a hidden truth, deception, or scheme.

“The police finally got onto his plan to hide the money.”

“It took several months before the investigators got onto the fact that the accounts had been systematically manipulated.”

Informal