"get moving" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get moving.ogg Forms: gets moving [present, singular, third-person], getting moving [participle, present], got moving [past], got moving [UK, participle, past], gotten moving [US, participle, past]
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  1. (idiomatic) To start hurrying to undertake a task. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: get a move on
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