get to work

idiom

: to start working
We need to stop delaying and get to work.

Examples of get to work in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When worker bees consume nectar, it gets stored in the honey stomach, where digestive enzymes get to work to transform it into glucose and fructose, Sánchez-Blanco says. Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024 SpaceX That's when the ceramic tiles that make up Starship's heat shield will get to work. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 4 June 2024 Through the pop-up film school, students get to work with other veteran filmmakers such as Peter Jackson and James Cameron, the latter of which allowed students to come on his sets and direct some of the scenes themselves. Jack Dunn, Variety, 21 May 2024 With this key information, staffers get to work on some solutions that could help bring the teenager back. Leigh Paterson, NPR, 18 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for get to work 

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“Get to work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20to%20work. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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