Synonyms of get going

get going

phrase

as in begin

to take the first step in (a process or course of action)

She'd procrastinated long enough and it was time to get going.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begin
• start
• fall (to)
• commence
• get to
• open
• found
• set about
• strike (into)
• launch
• enter (into or upon)
• get off
• lead off
• embark (on or upon)
• create
• kick off
• generate
• initiate
• take up
• originate
• organize
• adopt
• take on
• establish
• father
• invent
• institute
• pioneer
• innovate
• set up
• get around (to)
• get down (to)
• get round (to)
• inaugurate
• embrace
• spawn

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• end
• finish
• conclude
• terminate
• stop
• complete
• close
• cease
• quit
• halt
• lay off
• desist
• leave
• discontinue
• abandon
• destroy
• knock off
• abolish
• forsake
• phase out
• extinguish
• exterminate
• demolish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of get going

The changes usually get going by mid-September way up north and then peak in southern New England in mid-to-late October, with the city of Boston's peak typically occurring near or just after Halloween. — Eric Fisher, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

The company got going initially as an online retailer offering customers a 3D feature to try on the glasses virtually. — Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Advertisement Once the carnage gets going, Mitchell never really take his foot off the gas. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 14 Aug. 2026

Ezeiruaku got going early with a sack and wrapped up practice with two tackles for loss in the final team period session. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026