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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Taylor Swift may not ever get around to responding directly to Dave Grohl‘s controversial weekend jibe.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 24 June 2024
Though the book, by Jonathan Marc Sherman, takes far too long to get around to that revelation, that’s not exactly a spoiler.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
Light the wick, and wait for 10 to 15 minutes before serving so the butter is the perfect melty consistency by the time your friends or family get around to it.
—Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2023
Inevitably, the people Payne talked to get around to speculating about why emo’s third wave took off so explosively.
—Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 28 July 2023
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Chris Willman, Variety, 24 June 2024
Though the book, by Jonathan Marc Sherman, takes far too long to get around to that revelation, that’s not exactly a spoiler.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
Light the wick, and wait for 10 to 15 minutes before serving so the butter is the perfect melty consistency by the time your friends or family get around to it.
—Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2023
Inevitably, the people Payne talked to get around to speculating about why emo’s third wave took off so explosively.
—Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 28 July 2023
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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 26 Jul. 2024.
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