get cracking en · VERB
Meanings
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(informal) To get started; to get busy.
If I'm going to finish my homework by Thursday, I'd better get cracking.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gotten cracking | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| got cracking | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got cracking | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gets cracking | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| getting cracking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
ru нача́ть де́лать ((idiomatic) To get started; to get busy)