cracking on

Verb

crack on (third-person singular simple present cracks on, present participle cracking on, simple past and past participle cracked on)

1. (informal, intransitive) To continue (at a task) briskly or promptly.
   • Naked Twister will have to wait. I've got to crack on with my essay.

   Synonyms:

   get on

2. (informal, intransitive) To continue apace.
   • The project is really cracking on.
3. (dated, transitive) To put on.
   • to crack on more sail, or more steam
4. (slang, transitive) To crack down on or arrest (someone).
   • They need to crack on those drug dealers.