get going

phrase

: to make a start

time to get going on that assignment

Examples of get going in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Clark, in and out of the lineup because of a back injury all season, never got going and was an abysmal minus-16. — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

The latter can be operated from your phone—a fun little trick once the sun sets and the conversation gets going. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026

Starter Sam Aldegheri, who spent most of the first two months in the minors, got going back in the right direction after consecutive poor starts. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 June 2026

The sea of yellow applauding the efforts of the dejected Brazilian players who milled about, seemingly unwilling to accept that a match that took so long to really get going was over so quickly. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Rhymes for get going

• blowing
• boing
• bowing
• crowing
• flowing
• glowing
• growing
• hoeing
• knowing
• lowing
• rowing
• sewing