Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get a move on

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English

Syllables: get a -move on
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hurry up, to get moving.

Informal

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

gets a move on (present, singular) getting a move on (participle, present) got a move on (past) got a move on (UK, participle) gotten a move on (US, participle)

Synonyms

hurry zoom get moving

Questions

What does get a move on mean?: To hurry up, to get moving.

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