Meaning of get a move on | Babel Free

Definitions

To hurry up, to get moving.

idiomatic, informal

Examples

“I need to get a move on if I'm going to arrive before dark.”

“Bradly tapped the ashes from his pipe, signifying a leisured interlude over. "Time to get a move on," he said, and began unlace his boots for wading.”

“The train was handed over 21 min. late at Salisbury, so there was every encouragement to Driver Moore, of Salisbury, to "get a move on."”

“But we need to get a move on, as Didcot is busy. Inside two minutes, we're heading north.”

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