get to work

idiom

: to start working
We need to stop delaying and get to work.

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For example, a commuter who is reliant on their vehicle to get to work cannot put off repairs that keep their vehicle running. Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025 Everything stopped as people struggled to power their homes, get to work, or even go to the bank. Mark Le Dain, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 Skating and training with his skills coach and strength and conditioning coach, Adam Huxley, and daily hour-long drives from his small Saskatchewan town of Macklin and across the provincial border into Wainwright, Alta., to get to work. Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 1 May 2025 Over the next few weeks, most of the U.S. is heading into peak migration, when hundreds of millions of birds can wing their way across the sky in a single night on a mission to claim a prime bit of real estate, attract a suitable mate and get to work raising the next generation. Kate Wong, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for get to work

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“Get to work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20to%20work. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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