get cracking

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get cracking

verb gets cracking · getting cracking · got cracking · gotten cracking

informal To get started; to get busy. If I'm going to finish my homework by Thursday, I'd better get cracking.

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verb (idiomatic) To get started; to get busy

Русский	нача́ть де́лать načátʹ

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@misc{get_cracking_2026,
  title = {get cracking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/get%20cracking},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}