get started
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1
: to begin doing or working on something
You (had) better get started if you want to finish on time.
2
: to begin an important period in one's life or career
newlyweds who are just getting started on their lives together.
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After everyone settles down to get started, suddenly, one attendee speaks up and says, okay, which of us is the smartest person in this room?
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Follow this guide to get started on your composting adventures.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
Start your free trial of Fubo now to get started watching.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Amazon has earmarked $10 billion for the project, though third-party analysts have said Kuiper could cost the company as much as $20 billion to get started.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Follow this guide to get started on your composting adventures.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
Start your free trial of Fubo now to get started watching.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Amazon has earmarked $10 billion for the project, though third-party analysts have said Kuiper could cost the company as much as $20 billion to get started.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Get started.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20started. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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