get started

idiom

1

: to begin doing or working on something

You (had) better get started if you want to finish on time.

2

: to begin an important period in one's life or career

newlyweds who are just getting started on their lives together.

Examples of get started in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With intuitive builders, templates, automations, and attention to integrations, Sender helps teams get started quickly and transition between platforms with confidence. —William Jones, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025

Between all the aforementioned changes to college sports and the Committee on Infractions' lenient ruling in Michigan football's sign-stealing scandal, now's as good a time as any for Louisville to get started on this. —Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025

Advertisement How to get started As with any change to your exercise routine, go slow. —Holly Burns, Time, 4 Sep. 2025

Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images He managed to get started well during the race, maintaining his position despite the presence of other quick cars behind him. —Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for get started

• departed
• halfhearted
• imparted
• kindhearted
• lighthearted
• restarted
• uncharted
• warmhearted
• wholehearted
• brokenhearted
• carted
• charted