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

But when Doncic got going in the second quarter, the Lakers played a little better. — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

While Edmonds and Robinson carried the way early, Harding got going late as the Lions routinely put him on the free-throw line in the first half. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026

Bo Nix finally got going last week and the Broncos might have 2024 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Pat Surtain II back from injury. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Nov. 2026

Mullins made a free throw line jumper in the first half and got going in the second with a floater before seeing his first 3-pointer fall on his fifth attempt of the game as the Huskies went up 24 points. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026

Once the San Francisco 49ers got going on offense, Brock Purdy and crew once again couldn't be stopped. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

That insurance room loomed large when the Red Sox finally got going in the bottom of the eighth. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2026

New York led by four at the half, and then Sabrina Ionescu and Fiebich got going. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 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