get busy

Example Sentences

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You can stream in HD, make video calls and download large files without worry — though free servers do get busy during peak hours.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

In Mansfield: “The Shawshank Redemption” was filmed at the Ohio State Reformatory, where Tim Robbins’s character tells the inmate played by Morgan Freeman: “Get busy living or get busy dying.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

In particular, Mr Matthews said, there are times when humans are better placed to take orders, especially when the restaurants get busy.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

“I’m not opposed to student-athletes participating in the sharing of ultimately what they’re helping to generate. … Change is hard, but … I’d rather get busy changing than slowly dying a death by 1,000 cuts.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2023

She think if she get busy with something else and ignore him, he might just go away.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett