Synonyms of have at

have at

phrase

as in dive (into)

to start work on energetically

This project needs to be finished today, so we'd better have at it.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dive (into)
• approach
• wade (in or into)
• tackle
• undertake
• attack
• light into
• focus (on)
• address
• tear into
• concentrate (on)
• fall (to)
• pursue
• pitch into
• sail into
• buckle (down to)
• settle (down)
• go at
• face
• take up
• plunge (in)
• zero (in on)
• pitch in
• knuckle down (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• evade
• shun
• mess
• play
• fool
• putter (around)
• monkey (around)
• fiddle (around)
• idle
• potter (around)
• lag
• trifle
• poke
• dally
• dawdle
• dillydally

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of have at

The interior ministry, which is responsible for emergency planning and oversees the police force, currently has at least 30,000 unfilled positions. — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026

Spain women’s victories have at times come despite a lack of support from the Royal Spanish Football Federation, and nowhere was this struggle clearer than La Roja’s 2023 World Cup campaign. — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 20 July 2026

But some analysts have said its performance has at times fallen short of the Patriot’s. — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 19 July 2026

Markey went on to claim that ICE officials at the Maine facility told him that the officer directly involved in the fatal Biddeford shooting had at one time worked at the Scarborough facility. — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026