get to work

idiom

: to start working
We need to stop delaying and get to work.

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Instead of spending time negotiating leases for commercial real estate and grappling with in-office friction, put the focus on creating a culture of productivity and let your workers get to work. Giuliana Corbo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025 In response, the brain signals the sweat glands to get to work because sweating is the human body’s most effective cooling mechanism. Carrie Bell, Outside, 17 Aug. 2025 Pull up those pants and get to work so the rest of us don’t have to cover for you. Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025 Census data shows that more than half of tri-county workers commute at least 10 miles to get to work. Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for get to work

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“Get to work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20to%20work. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.

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