Meaning

1 senses

  1. (informal)To get started; to get busy.

    If I'm going to finish my homework by Thursday, I'd better get cracking.

    нача́ть де́латьnačátʹ

More definitions
  • start to be active

Examples

8 sentences

  1. We'd better get cracking.

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  2. We need to get cracking.

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  3. I need to get cracking.

    ruМне нужно приниматься за дело. — marafon

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  4. Let's get cracking.

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  5. Let's get cracking!

    Ну ж бо, до роботи! — deniko

    ruПримемся за дело! — odexed

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Translations

1 languages
Русский
(idiomatic) To get started; to get busy:

Forms

gets cracking, getting cracking, got cracking, got cracking
Base formget cracking · to get cracking
3rd person singulargets cracking
Present participlegetting cracking
Past simplegot cracking
Past participlegot cracking / gotten cracking

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyget cracking
he, she, itgets cracking

Past simpleLesson

all personsgot cracking

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave got cracking
he, she, ithas got cracking

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill get cracking

Synonyms

6 synonyms

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gestureB1getA1getawayB2getter
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