Meaning of get out while the getting's good | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To leave at an opportune time or before adverse conditions arise.
   colloquial
2. To sell all or part of one's holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc. while conditions are good, particularly in anticipation of a drop in prices.
   colloquial, idiomatic

Examples

“Take your choice; get out while the getting's good, or we'll boom Glad-hand by starting a Boot Hill right here." A Boot Hill! Grinch reflected.”

“It costs pretty near as much to sell a used truck as a new one and there is usually ... close down business right away and get out while the getting's good.”

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