get going

• Umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck, der bedeutet, sich in Bewegung zu setzen, mit einer Tätigkeit zu beginnen oder einen Ort zu verlassen. Kann auch bedeuten, dass etwas zu funktionieren oder richtig zu laufen beginnt.

An informal expression meaning to start moving, begin an activity, or leave a place. It can also mean to start functioning or operating properly.

1. Start moving or leaveA2informal

   To begin moving or to depart from a place.

   Losgehen

   • We should get going before the traffic gets worse.
   • It's late, so I'd better get going.
   • She got going early in the morning to catch the train.

2. Start an activityA2informal

   To begin doing something or to start a process.

   Loslegen

   • Let's get going on the project right away.
   • He got going with his homework after dinner.
   • They need to get going on the preparations for the event.