get a move on
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
‘ Go on, get a move on!’ said Marie.
My brother - in - law began setting up our platform, and I made the mistake of telling him to get a move on.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “get a move on” mean?
to hurry up or start doing something Literally: to get a movement on
Is “get a move on” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.