"get moving" meaning in English

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Verb

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

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