Synonyms of got going

got going

phrase

past tense of get going

as in began

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

• began
• started
• commenced
• got to
• opened
• fell (to)
• launched
• set about
• embarked (on or upon)
• entered (into or upon)
• struck (into)
• got off
• led off
• kicked off
• created
• initiated
• adopted
• generated
• originated
• invented
• organized
• took on
• established
• took up
• founded
• inaugurated
• instituted
• spawned
• innovated
• got around (to)
• got down (to)
• set up
• got round (to)
• embraced
• pioneered
• fathered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• finished
• ended
• stopped
• concluded
• terminated
• ceased
• completed
• laid off
• left
• discontinued
• quit
• closed
• halted
• knocked off
• abandoned
• destroyed
• desisted
• abolished
• extinguished
• phased out
• forsook
• exterminated
• demolished

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of got going

French dreams of the yellow jersey never really got going, but Julian Alaphilippe did win two stages and the polka dot jersey, a precursor to his valiant and oh-so-close GC tilt the following year. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Another thing Rylo’s got going for him is his penchant for being laugh-out-loud funny. — Drew Millard, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026

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

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