get a move on

Definition

To hurry up, to get moving.

Example Sentences

• "I need to get a move on if I'm going to arrive before dark."
• "Bradly tapped the ashes from his pipe, signifying a leisured interlude over. "Time to get a move on," he said, and began unlace his boots for wading."
• "The train was handed over 21 min. late at Salisbury, so there was every encouragement to Driver Moore, of Salisbury, to "get a move on.""