get there

Idioms  

1. Achieve success, as in He always wanted to be a millionaire, and he finally got there. In this expression, there indicates one's goal. The participial form of this phrase, getting there, means “making progress toward a goal,” as in I haven't finished the book, but I'm getting there. [Late 1800s] Also see get somewhere.

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Example Sentences

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get there

But Infantino has provided the dream, the hope that nations who never before could play at the World Cup might just get there.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

"I abandoned my car several streets away to get there on foot but there is already a huge queue of people in the car park. It's impossible."

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

In reality, staff members for the three parties handle most, if not all, of the back of forth negotiations to get there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

It took us about an extra hour to get there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

But in the days before school closed, I’d have nightmares about how to get there.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

Related Words

• achieve
• attain
• bring about
• carry out
• conclude
• do
• finish
• manage
• perform
• produce
• pull off
• reach
• realize
• score
• take care of
• win