get a wiggle on
Pick up speed
Get a wiggle on means to hurry up or get moving.
The phrase is informal and somewhat old-fashioned, often used as a mild exhortation: Get a wiggle on or we'll miss the train.
The wiggle suggests starting to move one's body into action.
- step on itUrging someone to hurry
- put the pedal to the metalAccelerate to maximum speed
- shake a legUrging someone to hurry
- accelerateIncrease in velocity
- hastenTo accelerate or rush
skedaddle · hightail it · hurry · get cracking · dash · hoof it · make tracks · snap to it · make it snappy · sprint · get a move on · race · burn rubber · hustle · quicken · chop-chop · speed up · move it
urgency and speed of action
get a wiggle onslow down
Reduce pace or speed
take your time · ease up · hold your horses · dawdle · drag your feet
activity vs. inactivity
get a wiggle onstay put
Remain in place
stand still · freeze · stop · hold still · don't move
getting, gotten, wiggle, wiggles, wiggled, wiggling, wiggly, wiggler