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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Old Clothing Some families like to use a storage unit for seasonal clothes, while others never get around to donating the kids' outfits.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
Drones, for the time being, are largely unaddressed by the directive, but the EU will likely get around to them.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2025
Limbaker entered the contest thinking its $100,000 prize could be a way to get around to the various home updates the family had been wanting to do for several years.
—Samantha Swann, The Tennessean, 15 Sep. 2024
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
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
Drones, for the time being, are largely unaddressed by the directive, but the EU will likely get around to them.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2025
Limbaker entered the contest thinking its $100,000 prize could be a way to get around to the various home updates the family had been wanting to do for several years.
—Samantha Swann, The Tennessean, 15 Sep. 2024
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
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“Get around to (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20around%20to%20%28something%29. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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