How to Use get it up in a Sentence
get it up
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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.
— Samantha Booth, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023 -
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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