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get a move on

VERB
festinate
Synonyms
STRONG
barrel bolt bustle dart dash flash fly hasten hurry hustle quicken race run sail scoot scramble scurry shoot speed sprint tear whisk whiz zip zoom
WEAK
get cracking go like lightning go like the wind haste make haste make time run like the wind shake a leg
Antonyms
STRONG
dally dawdle decelerate delay halt procrastinate rest slow stay wait walk
VERB
get the lead out
Synonyms
WEAK
get cracking get going get it on hop to it hustle look alive make it snappy shake a leg snap to it step on it
VERB
hurry
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dash hasten hustle jog rush scoot scurry whirl whisk zip
STRONG
accelerate barrel beeline bestir breeze bullet burst bustle drive expedite fleet flit fly goad haste nip push quicken race rip rocket roll run sally smoke speed spur urge whish whiz
WEAK
be quick dig in go like lightning hurry up lose no time make haste make short work of make time make tracks shake a leg speed up step on it step on the gas turn on steam
Antonyms
STRONGEST
procrastinate slow
STRONG
cease check decelerate delay discourage dissuade halt hinder repress retard stop walk
WEAK
dally dawdle rest stall wait
VERB
quicken one's step
Synonyms
WEAK
accelerate quicken one's speed
VERB
scoot
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bolt dart dash hustle scamper scurry whiz zip
STRONG
accelerate expedite fly hasten move race run rush skedaddle speed split spur vamoose
WEAK
be quick beeline clear out go like lightning hurry up make haste make time make tracks move fast shake a leg step on it
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dawdle decelerate slow wait
STRONG
cease delay discourage dissuade halt hinder remain retard stay stop walk
VERB
skedaddle
Synonyms
STRONG
blow bolt dart dash decamp expedite fly hasten hurry hustle leave move race run rush scamper scat scoot scurry speed split spur vamoose whiz zip
WEAK
clear out fly the coop go like lightning hightail it hurry up make haste make oneself scarce make time make tracks move fast shake a leg step on it take off
Antonyms
STRONG
cease come dally dawdle decelerate delay discourage dissuade halt procrastinate remain rest slow stay stop wait walk
VERB
speed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance boost expedite facilitate fly further hasten help hurry promote quicken ride run rush zoom
STRONG
aid assist barrel belt bomb career dispatch flash gallop hightail impel race sail spring tear urge whiz
WEAK
bowl over cover ground cut along gather momentum gear up get moving get under way go all out go fast go like the wind lose no time make haste open up throttle press on step on it
Antonyms
STRONGEST
block cease check decrease delay halt hinder hurt obstruct prevent procrastinate rest retard slow stop walk
STRONG
dissuade
VERB
stir
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rouse
STRONG
awake awaken bestir budge exert hasten move wake waken
WEAK
be up and about get moving look alive make an effort mill about shake a leg
Antonyms
STRONG
deaden go to sleep
WEAK
calm discourage laze leave alone rest wait

Example Sentences

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First Minister John Swinney has urged the UK government to "get a move on" with support for households hit by sharp increases in the cost of heating oil.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

In the end, no one could be sure why potentially millions of squirrels decided to get a move on en masse.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2023

Dutch trade minister Liesje Schreinemacher, describing the act as "very worrisome", said the taskforce had to "get a move on" and produce results as soon as possible.

From Reuters • Nov. 25, 2022

The scoreboard at the Sentry Tournament of Champions delivered a clear message to get a move on it.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2022

"I gotta get a move on," I said.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger