get started
idiom
1
: to begin doing or working on something
You (had) better get started if you want to finish on time.
2
: to begin an important period in one's life or career
newlyweds who are just getting started on their lives together.
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Smith making it 3-0 with a bullet header nine minutes from time was the signal for the promotion party to get started.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
To get started, regularly publish content authored by licensed healthcare professionals on your website, in newsletters and through other reputable platforms.
—Dmitriy Schwarzburg, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Give the kids time to prepare their jokes and then get started.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 25 Apr. 2025
To get started, customers provide their strategic objectives in plain business language, and their historical data as-is.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
To get started, regularly publish content authored by licensed healthcare professionals on your website, in newsletters and through other reputable platforms.
—Dmitriy Schwarzburg, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Give the kids time to prepare their jokes and then get started.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 25 Apr. 2025
To get started, customers provide their strategic objectives in plain business language, and their historical data as-is.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get started
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“Get started.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20started. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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