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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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Compare your top savings and CD accounts online and get started now.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Click here and go through the pre-registration process to get started with this offer from bet365.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
Simply specify a genre, mood, or theme, select a tempo and intensity level, and choose a length of up to five minutes to get started.
—PC Magazine, 15 Nov. 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 23 Nov. 2025.
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