get busy

idiom

: to start doing work
We need to finish by 5 o'clock, so we'd better get busy.

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Topiel said hospitals get busy right after the holidays when respiratory infections spread. Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026 Cliff Drive is a popular destination year-round and can get busy on weekends, especially in spring when winter breaks and in the fall during peak leaf-changing season. Monty Davis, Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2026 As Michigan residents get busy shoveling out from a bomb cyclone winter storm, the National Weather Service is reporting record snowfall for a pair of Michigan cities. Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 30 Dec. 2025 Located off the road to Paradise, this is an accessible hike that can often get busy, so plan to arrive early or go on an off-day. Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for get busy

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“Get busy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20busy. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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