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get cracking
Main Entry:
commence  [kuh-mens]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: start action
Synonyms: arise, begin, come into being, come into existence, embark on, enter upon, get cracking, get going, get one's feet wet, get show on road, hit the ground running, inaugurate, initiate, jump into, kick off, launch, lead off, open, originate, start the ball rolling, take up, tear into
Antonyms: cease, complete, end, finish, stop
Main Entry: hasten
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: speed something; hurry
Synonyms: accelerate, advance, bolt, bound, burn, bustle, clip, cover ground, dash, dispatch, expedite, express, flee, fly, gallop, get cracking, get the lead out, goad, haste, hie, hustle, leap, make haste, make tracks, move quickly, not lose a minute, pace, plunge, precipitate, press, push, quicken, race, run, rush, scamper, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shake a leg, skip, sprint, spurt, step on it, step up, take wing, tear, trot, urge, waste no time, whip around
Notes: haste is overly eager speed while hasten is to act or move at high speed
Antonyms: go slow, lag, linger, loiter, procrastinate, rest, tarry
Main Entry: pitch in
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: help out
Synonyms: aid, attack, begin, buckle down, chip in, chip in, come through, commence, contribute, contribute work, cooperate, do, do one's bit, fall to, get cracking, get going, go to it, help, help; get busy, hop to it, join in, jump in, launch, lend a hand, lend a hand, participate, plunge into, set about, set to, subscribe, tackle, tee off, volunteer, wade in
Antonyms: hinder, hurt, prevent
Main Entry: rush
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hurry, speed
Synonyms: accelerate, barrel, bolt, break, career, charge, chase, course, dart, dash, dispatch, expedite, fire up, fleet, fling, flit, fly, get cracking, get the lead out, go like lightning, haste, hasten, hotfoot, hurry up, hustle, lose no time, make haste, make short work of, press, push, quicken, race, roll, run, scramble, scud, scurry, shake a leg, shoot, speed up, sprint, step on gas, streak, surge, tear, whiz*, zip, zoom*
Antonyms: retard, slow
* = informal/non-formal usage
Main Entry: festinate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: rush
Synonyms: barrel, bolt*, bustle, dart, dash, flash, fly, get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, make haste, make time, quicken, race, run, run like the wind, sail, scoot, scramble, scurry, shake a leg, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, whisk, whiz, zip, zoom
* = informal/non-formal usage
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