get on with (something or someone)

idiom

: to continue doing (something)

I didn't mean to interrupt you. I'll let you get on with your work.

You need to stop feeling sorry for yourself and just get on with your life.

This introduction is taking forever. I wish they'd just get on with it the play.

chiefly British : to be or remain friendly with (someone)

They've never really got on with each other.

Examples of get on with (something or someone) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The best advice for businesses starting on this journey is simple: just start – get on with it. —

Caroline Casey, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 Don’t hold back; follow your dreams and get on with life. —

Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024 The bond market is urgently pleading with the Fed to get on with its policy reversal, the yield on the two-year Treasury now at a record distance below the Federal funds rate. —

Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2024 Go ahead and get on with the merging, carefully and mindfully, thanks. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for get on with (something or someone)

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