hop to it
idiom
informal
: to act or move quickly
The car was ready to leave and he was told to hop to it.
Examples of hop to it in a Sentence
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In the meantime, hop to it and get voting.
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
So how about our state lawmakers showing some backbone and telling these kids to hop to it?
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
There’s no telling when the edit will sell out, since it’s stocked with items that are hard to find even on the L.L.Bean site, so hop to it with my favorite pieces below.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
But hop to it, because these sales won’t last forever.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 14 Feb. 2024
Kebab restaurant says good-bye If biting into one of Ocean Beach Kabob’s succulent wraps has been on your bucket list, hop to it.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2024
Like all good things, the best Black Friday deals of 2023—include those at Ssense—will come to an end—so hop to it!
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2023
The page doesn't say when the actual show will be, but deadline for proposals is Monday April 12, so hop to it!
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2010
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
So how about our state lawmakers showing some backbone and telling these kids to hop to it?
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
There’s no telling when the edit will sell out, since it’s stocked with items that are hard to find even on the L.L.Bean site, so hop to it with my favorite pieces below.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
But hop to it, because these sales won’t last forever.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 14 Feb. 2024
Kebab restaurant says good-bye If biting into one of Ocean Beach Kabob’s succulent wraps has been on your bucket list, hop to it.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2024
Like all good things, the best Black Friday deals of 2023—include those at Ssense—will come to an end—so hop to it!
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2023
The page doesn't say when the actual show will be, but deadline for proposals is Monday April 12, so hop to it!
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2010
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“Hop to it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hop%20to%20it. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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