get started
Initiate the process
Get started means to begin something, especially an activity or project that requires initiation.
The phrase emphasizes the moment of commencing rather than the work itself: Let's get started on dinner, I can't seem to get started this morning.
It often implies overcoming inertia—the hardest part being simply to begin.
To start something
- activateCause to function
- triggerWhat initiates action
- kickstartInitiate with force
- set in motionCause to begin operating
undertake · implement · dive in · jump in · take action · make a move · roll up sleeves · hit the ground running
To set underway
outset · onset · genesis · inception · origin · dawn · threshold · first step
Operate a vehicle
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
momentum · initiative · eagerness · resolve · commitment · dedication · perseverance · passion
Organized exploratory journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- questSeeking journey for something
- journeyTravel from place to place
- voyageJourney by sea
trek · odyssey · venture · excursion · pilgrimage · discovery · uncharted · wanderlust
Backward enumeration to zero
- liftoffMoment of ascent
- blastoffRocket launch moment
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- rocketPropulsion-driven spacecraft
mission · orbit · spacecraft · propulsion · booster · launchpad · mission control · T-minus
begin
To start something
set in motion · undertake · implement · dive in · jump in · take action · make a move · roll up sleeves · hit the ground running · take the plunge
commence
To set underway
kickoff · outset · onset · genesis · inception · origin · dawn · threshold · first step · groundwork
drive
Operate a vehicle
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
inspiration · momentum · initiative · eagerness · resolve · commitment · dedication · perseverance · passion · energy
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- questSeeking journey for something
- journeyTravel from place to place
voyage · trek · odyssey · venture · excursion · pilgrimage · discovery · uncharted · wanderlust · setting out
countdown
Backward enumeration to zero
rocket · mission · orbit · spacecraft · propulsion · booster · launchpad · mission control · T-minus · green light
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- starting actionsbegin, commence, initiate, launch, embark
- initiativetake action, taking initiative, go for it, initiating, take the lead
- commandsgo, stop, wait, come, run
get startedstall
Enclosed compartment or delay
halt · stand still · grind to a halt · stay put · freeze
get startedprocrastinate
Delay action unnecessarily
put off · delay · hold off · stay put · do nothing
start, get, started, startle, getting, starting, startling, startled, gets