get cracking
Begin work immediately
Get cracking means to start working on something with energy and urgency: We need to get cracking if we want to finish by noon.
The phrase implies that delay has already occurred or that time is short.
It functions as a mild imperative—a way of saying "let's go" or "hurry up" without being rude.
Move with urgency
- rushQuick sudden movement
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- expediteSpeed up a process
- accelerateIncrease in velocity
fast-track · swift · speedy · quick · prompt · immediate · pressing · time-sensitive
To set going
kickoff · initiate · undertake · get started · set out · dive in · jump in · roll up sleeves
Productive without waste
- workflowSequential task progression
- taskWork to be done
- outputWhat something generates
- accomplishComplete successfully
execute · deliver · focus · organize · prioritize · tackle · progress · momentum
Operate a vehicle
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
self-starter · gumption · get-up-and-go · proactive · energized · fired up · motivated · inspired
hurry
Move with urgency
accelerate · fast-track · swift · speedy · quick · prompt · immediate · pressing · time-sensitive · deadline
start
To set going
embark · kickoff · initiate · undertake · get started · set out · dive in · jump in · roll up sleeves · hit the ground running
efficiency
Productive without waste
accomplish · execute · deliver · focus · organize · prioritize · tackle · progress · momentum · action
drive
Operate a vehicle
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- ambitionDesire for achievement
willpower · self-starter · gumption · get-up-and-go · proactive · energized · fired up · motivated · inspired · eager
- departuresleave, depart, exit, leaving, go
- get startedget moving, dig in, dive in, jump in, plunge in
- hurry uphurry, hurry up, rush, hustle, move it
- commandsgo, stop, wait, come, run
- Fast Startshit the ground running, off to the races, flying start, quick off the mark, jump start
- getting startedstart, begin, first steps, basics, introduction
get crackingprocrastinate
Delay action unnecessarily
delay · dawdle · postpone · put off · dilly-dally
get crackingloaf
Baked bread shape
slack off · laze around · idle · do nothing · goof off
crack, forget, forgotten, cracked, getting, cracks, gets, gotten, get going