Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb get_going
2 senses of get going
Sense 1
start, go, get going -- (begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!")
Sense 2
get cracking, bestir oneself, get going, get moving, get weaving, get started, get rolling -- (start to be active; "Get cracking, please!")
=> get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")