get around to (something)
idiom
: to do or deal with (something that one has not yet done or dealt with)
Don't you think it's about time you got around to tidying your room?
I've been meaning to call her, but I just haven't gotten around to it.
Sooner or later we'll have to get around to the subject of taxation.
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In fact, the May 9 hearing could be consumed with motions from both sides and never even get around to resentencing.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Veteran shortstop Dansby Swanson just didn’t get around to experimenting with it until this season.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Forget about waiting for the hostess to get around to acknowledging your presence.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
In a video posted on Monday, Jay Leno interrupted Tesla executives’ market-speak-laden pitch about the new Model Y’s hands-free liftgate and parcel shelf (24:30) with the question that all car owners eventually get around to asking themselves these days, where’s the spare tire?
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Veteran shortstop Dansby Swanson just didn’t get around to experimenting with it until this season.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Forget about waiting for the hostess to get around to acknowledging your presence.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
In a video posted on Monday, Jay Leno interrupted Tesla executives’ market-speak-laden pitch about the new Model Y’s hands-free liftgate and parcel shelf (24:30) with the question that all car owners eventually get around to asking themselves these days, where’s the spare tire?
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Get around to (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20around%20to%20%28something%29. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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