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词汇 thesaurus_get-on-with-something
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get on with something


These are words and phrases related to get on with something. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of get on with something.

TO START TO DO SOMETHING


I'd love to chat, but I really should be getting on with this paperwork.

Synonyms and examples


begin
I'll begin working on the project this weekend.
start
Have you started your homework yet?
commence
formal
We commenced listening to Uncle Jim's long story, knowing we were in for it now.
embark on/upon something
formal
That fateful morning, she embarked upon the longest solo climb in history.
enter on/upon something
formal
With his diagnosis, we entered upon the most difficult time of our lives.
open
I'd like to open the meeting by thanking our hosts.
get cracking
"Do you have that report for me?" "Not yet, but I'll get cracking on it right now."
dive in/dive into something
He just dives into assembling the furniture without taking a single look at the instructions first.
set about something
She set about trying to change her password on her work computer.
start/set/get the ball rolling
Well, since it's my meeting, I'll get the ball rolling by asking if anyone has anything they'd like to bring up before we get into the agenda.
put/set something in motion
After the accident on the factory floor, the committee put in motion a new safety protocol.

Antonym and example


stop
Stop bothering your brother!
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See words related to get on with something


beginning
end
opening
commencement
formal
kick-off
the outset
the onset of something
outbreak
origin
genesis
formal
the dawn of something
literary
dawning
birth
inception
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When you start to do something, you begin it. The start of something is a beginning.
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