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gets cracking

gets cracking is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get cracking.

Meaning of get cracking

Verb

get cracking (third-person singular simple present gets cracking, present participle getting cracking, simple past got cracking, past participle (UK) got cracking or (US) gotten cracking)

  1. (informal) To get started; to get busy.
    • If I'm going to finish my homework by Thursday, I'd better get cracking.

Questions about gets cracking

What is gets cracking the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets cracking is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get cracking.

Words near gets cracking in the dictionary

  1. gets by
  2. gets by the balls
  3. gets by with
  4. gets changed
  5. gets cold feet
  6. gets cracking
  7. gets down
  8. gets down on
  9. gets down to
  10. gets down to bedrock
  11. gets down to brass tacks

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