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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With these, you can get started.
—Glamour Spain, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2025
Let’s get started—we’ve got a long, slow simmer ahead of us.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
But thinking within the SMART framework first is a great way to get started formulating your goals.
—Kelly Mickle, SELF, 29 Dec. 2025
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Kelly Ernst, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
With these, you can get started.
—Glamour Spain, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2025
Let’s get started—we’ve got a long, slow simmer ahead of us.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
But thinking within the SMART framework first is a great way to get started formulating your goals.
—Kelly Mickle, SELF, 29 Dec. 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 9 Jan. 2026.
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