get on it en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) To commence (an action), especially in a rush.
The dishes need washing, the floor needs vacuuming, the laundry needs folding. Get on it!
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, on, it.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| got on it | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got on it | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gets on it | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| gotten on it | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| getting on it | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |