How to Use get it up in a Sentence

get it up

idiom
  • To be thrown in that deep water and just try and get it up to speed and go at it in an old-school way.
    Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2021
  • The first year is just to get it up and running, to break even, and to ensure more consumers learn more about the brand.
    Eric Smith, Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Tap or click for settings and instructions to get it up and running.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Now the crew will return to install 36 gondolas, which are stored off-site, to get it up and running.
    Vanessa Arredondo, SFChronicle.com, 10 Oct. 2020
  • And that really goes a long, long way with very, very little spend, or resource, or anything to kind of get it up and off the ground.
    WSJ, 7 Dec. 2021
  • That strategy avoids the effort required to launch it from ground level and get it up to speed from zero.
    Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2021
  • But even after the money is approved for a new system, two or more years will be needed to put the system into place and get it up and running.
    Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2020
  • The News reported that the new system backed by Hall is still not operational despite a 2021 target date to get it up and running.
    Miles Moffeit, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The state briefly piloted the program, but then the pandemic began, which hampered efforts to get it up and running with the public, according to Levy.
    Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Joven added that the city needed to add 15 million to 20 million gallons of water back into Odessa’s system to get it up to speed, reported the American.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 15 June 2022
  • Despite its sports betting bill being passed into law, regulators will take their time to get it up and running.
    Michael Silverman, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The unit came with helpful directions, and was simple to assemble, only taking around 20 minutes to get it up and running.
    Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Other features include two-way audio, an IP67 weatherproof rating, a battery that lasts a year on a single charge, plus there's no monthly fee attached to get it up and running.
    Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 18 Nov. 2022
  • And unlike some hard drives, this one has plug-and-play capability with Windows computers, so there’s no need to download any additional software in order to get it up and running.
    Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023

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