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getting there

Idioms  
  1. see under get there.


Example Sentences

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"She's getting there, she will get there because she's very strong – but that will take time."

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

"We are getting there, we are close, and the final push will have to be done by ministers themselves" in Yaounde, said Olberg.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

There’s still a long way to go, I thought — but Hernandez is getting there.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

The more top-tier chatbots a country has, the better its odds of getting there first.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

I know what my mother is—she is someone for whom the end of a thing justifies the means of getting there, the same as my father, and the same, sometimes, as me.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth