Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get cracking

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
get crack-ing
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get started; to get busy.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets cracking (present, singular) getting cracking (participle, present) got cracking (past) got cracking (UK, participle) gotten cracking (US, participle)

Synonyms

bestir oneself get going get moving get weaving get started get rolling

Questions

What does get cracking mean?
To get started; to get busy.

How to pronounce get cracking

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