"get a move on" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get a move on.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets a move on [present, singular, third-person], getting a move on [participle, present], got a move on [past], got a move on [UK, participle, past], gotten a move on [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> a move on}} get a move on (third-person singular simple present gets a move on, present participle getting a move on, simple past got a move on, past participle (UK) got a move on or (US) gotten a move on)
  1. (informal, idiomatic) To hurry up, to get moving. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: hurry, zoom, rush

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