to get one's ass in gear

Examples

• All

• Get your ass in gear.

  Absolution (1997)

• I need to get my ass in gear if I'm ever going to write this.

  Blog text (19)

• I've got to get my ass in gear and find a school today.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Well, get your ass in gear and get out of there, hoo-haw...

  Fiction book (1991)

• Okay, Mr. Jenson, get your ass in gear and let's go.

  Day of the Animals (1977)

• I better get my ass in gear... or they're going to discontinue the run.

  Inferno (1999)

• If you want to finish your project on time, you need to get your ass in gear right now.

• After being late several times, she decided it was time to get her ass in gear and improve her punctuality.

• With the deadline approaching, everyone in the office was told to get their ass in gear and start working faster.

Synonyms

H

to hurry up

vsto get one's ass in gear

• Informal

637 1.0

To move or act more quickly to avoid being late

is more forceful and blunt about starting work urgently

M

to move it

vsto get one's ass in gear

• Informal

512 6.7

To hurry so you do something faster, often to avoid being late

is similar but uses coarser, stronger language to push action

H

to hurry

vsto get one's ass in gear

97 1.0

To make someone move or work faster than they want

is cruder and more forceful in urging urgent action

P

to pick up the pace

vsto get one's ass in gear

23 4.0

To move or work faster

is harsher and more forceful about starting work now

G

to get cracking

vsto get one's ass in gear

• Informal

12 5.8

Start working quickly and with energy

is similar but carries harsher, more vulgar push to act

S

to step on the gas

vsto get one's ass in gear

• Informal

9 3.7

To press the pedal in a car to make it go faster or hurry to finish something

is similar but uses stronger, more vulgar pressure to hurry

P

to put the pedal to the metal

vsto get one's ass in gear

• Informal

7 6.3

To drive or work as fast as possible, often to finish something

shares speed increase but is harsher and more direct

G

to get in gear

vsto get one's ass in gear

• Informal

3 4.2

Start working more actively and getting more done

adds stronger, more forceful urgency to that start

G

to get stuck in

vsto get one's ass in gear

• UK

2 5.8

To start a task with energy and eagerness

is more blunt and demanding about increasing urgency

G

to go into high gear

vsto get one's ass in gear

1 4.4

To start working faster and harder

is similar but more bluntly commands immediate energetic action

H

to hit the accelerator

vsto get one's ass in gear

• Informal

1 4.4

To try harder or work faster to reach a goal

is more bluntly demanding immediate productive action

R

to rev up

vsto get one's ass in gear

• Informal

1 4.6

To make something faster or more active

is more about forcing immediate energetic action with blunt tone

Q

to quicken the pace

vsto get one's ass in gear

1 3.9

Move or work faster to finish sooner

adds blunt, rude pressure to hurry rather than neutral speed

G

to get your ass in gear

vsto get one's ass in gear

• Offensive

9.9

To start working quickly and seriously

is the same urge but expressed more vulgar and forceful

C

to click into gear

vsto get one's ass in gear

• Informal

4.2

To start working well and fast after a slow time

focuses more on urgent, forceful activation rather than steady restart

G

to get weaving

vsto get one's ass in gear

• UK

7.7

To start doing something quickly

adds stronger pressure and blunt tone to prompt activity

P

to push into overdrive

vsto get one's ass in gear

6.1

To work much harder and faster to get something done

is more about an immediate rude push to start fast

S

to shift into fourth gear

vsto get one's ass in gear

5.8

To start working faster and try harder to reach a goal

presses for quicker, blunt action rather than gradual increase

H

to hussy up

vsto get one's ass in gear

• UK

9.7

To hurry and get ready when you need to leave

is more of a blunt command to start working with urgency

A

to accel

vsto get one's ass in gear

• Informal

9.1

To make something happen faster

is more about bluntly forcing immediate energetic work

Antonyms

S

to slow down

687 1.4

To move or act more slowly

P

to procrastinate

26 6.5

To delay doing something you should do because you avoid it

How Prompt

to spring to life

4 4.0

to get one's ass in gear

• Offensive

2 9.9

to get going

422 2.3

to dawdle

17 5.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology