get going

1. See get a move on .

2. get something going . Start something, get something into full swing. For example, Once we get production going we'll have no more problems . This usage also appears in when the going gets tough, the tough get going , meaning that difficulties spur on capable individuals; the first tough here means “difficult,” whereas the second means “strong-minded, resolute.” For example, That problem won't stop Tom; when the going gets tough, the tough get going . Also see swing into action .

3. Make someone talkative or active, as in Once he got her going on her grandchildren, there was no stopping her . [ Colloquial ; late 1800s]

Example Sentences

While Healy, back after missing Australia's last two group games through injury, struggled to get going, Litchfield took the attack to the India bowlers.

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“Hopefully, as an offense, we can bounce back and put up better at-bats and get going. Because that’s who we are.”

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"The fight was just getting going. I can hardly open my eye. Look! It was a double eye poke."

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A run game that failed to get going.

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Why then, do the wheels seem to be coming off before things have got going?

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