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

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

Aside from Cody Gakpo’s goal, which got going after a hydration break with a flick-on from big man to little man, Wout Weghorst to Summerville, what were the stand-out moments for the Netherlands against Morocco? — James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 June 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