gets busy
Begins the task
Gets busy means to start working energetically or to become occupied with a task: We'd better get busy if we want to finish by tonight.
The phrase also serves as a euphemism for having sex: They got busy in the back seat.
Context usually makes the intended meaning clear.
- occupiedCurrently in use
- activeIn operation now
- energeticHaving much vigor
- engagedPledged to marry
- multitaskHandle concurrent activities
mingle · grind · execute · accomplish · woo · slammed · labor · flirt · cuddle · network · swamped · buckles down · nose to grindstone · date · knocks boots · hits the sheets · collaborate · move
activity level
gets busyidles
Passes time uselessly
slacks off · lounges · vegetates · stands still · loafs
pace/intensity
gets busyslows down
Reduces velocity progressively
eases up · lets up · backs off · cools off · decelerates
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