get around to (something)

idiom

: to do or deal with (something that one has not yet done or dealt with)

Don't you think it's about time you got around to tidying your room?

I've been meaning to call her, but I just haven't gotten around to it.

Sooner or later we'll have to get around to the subject of taxation.

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All of them are also more creative (and more attention-getting) than simply printing a poster—a poster that front-line managers or HR staff may not get around to putting up, much less ever taking it down. —

Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 Still, the notion that Scott would actually get around to following up one of his most beloved works is a bit of a miracle. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024 Fragmentation has been a major problem with Android as manufacturers have neglected to issue updates, or have been slow to get around to them. —

Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 18 May 2021 It was noted that late in their careers, star Yankee starters Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte didn’t get around to pitching until June. —

Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 21 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for get around to (something)

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