Synonyms of get going

get going

phrase

as in begin

to take the first step in (a process or course of action)

She'd procrastinated long enough and it was time to get going.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begin
• start
• fall (to)
• commence
• get to
• open
• found
• set about
• strike (into)
• launch
• enter (into or upon)
• get off
• lead off
• embark (on or upon)
• create
• kick off
• generate
• initiate
• take up
• originate
• organize
• adopt
• take on
• establish
• father
• invent
• institute
• pioneer
• innovate
• set up
• get around (to)
• get down (to)
• get round (to)
• inaugurate
• embrace
• spawn

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• end
• finish
• conclude
• terminate
• stop
• complete
• close
• cease
• quit
• halt
• lay off
• desist
• leave
• discontinue
• abandon
• destroy
• knock off
• abolish
• forsake
• phase out
• extinguish
• exterminate
• demolish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of get going

But the offense never quite seemed to get going despite often having a short field. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

This hubbub somehow awakens the mysterious powers of the titular compass, transporting the twosome to ‘Golden City’ in China, modeled after the Forbidden City, where a storyline based on Chinese mythology is about to get going. — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Jeff Lebby’s system finally gets going, and Zach Arnett will improve a defense that features one of the nation’s best cornerbacks in Kelley Jones. — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

That insurance room loomed large when the Red Sox finally got going in the bottom of the eighth. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2026