get it over with
End it now
To get something over with is to complete an unpleasant or tedious task so you no longer have to think about it.
The phrase emphasizes ending the anticipation or dread rather than the task itself: Let's just get it over with.
It often appears as an imperative when someone is stalling or delaying something inevitable.
The related phrase get it over and done with adds emphasis to the finality.
- reluctanceDisinclination to act
- choresRoutine household tasks
- finishBring to completion
- concludeEnd or infer
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
dread · procrastination · impatience · resignation · relief · execute · avoidance · bite the bullet · grin and bear it · exams · determination · tackle · anxiety · accomplish · confrontations · wrap up · finalize · resolve
temporal approach to tasks
get it over withprocrastinate
Delay action unnecessarily
put off · put it off · postpone · delay · drag one's feet