Let’s Get Going; Stop Delaying 🎡
Exact Phrase:
“Let’s get going; stop delaying.” 🚀
Definition:
A call to action usually used to motivate someone to stop hesitating or procrastinating and start doing something immediately.
Synonyms and Similar Phrases:
- Chop-chop! 🥢
- Time to hit the road! 🛣️
- Let’s crack on! 🛠️
- Move it or lose it! 🏃♂️
- Let’s roll! 🎲
- Get a move on! 🚴♀️
Antonyms:
- Take your sweet time 🐢
- No rush, no worry 🛋️
- Slow and steady 🐌
- Sit tight ⌛
Humor-filled Quote:
“When your morning alarm insists, ‘Let’s get going; stop delaying,’ but your bed whispers, ‘Five more minutes,’ always choose to be fashionably late—cuz you’ll never be early!” 🎉
Proverb:
“Time and tides wait for none.” 🌊
Varied Uses:
In Literature 🌟:
- Book Suggestion: “Outliers: The Story of Success” by Malcolm Gladwell. He explains how readiness and action separate the successful from the average.
In Music 🎶:
- Song Suggestion: “Don’t Stop Me Now” by Queen. Freddie Mercury’s high energy exclaims a refusal to delay and enhance the moment.
On-Screen 🎬:
- Movie Suggestion: “Back to the Future” by Robert Zemeckis. The phrase “Let’s get going” takes a literal trip through time.
Related Idioms and Expressions:
- Britain: “Let’s get on with it” 🌨️
- Definition: Prompting continuation or commencement of an action.
- Background: Popularized in British variety acts of the mid-20th century.
Inspirational Farewell:
“Time is a relentless mentor; she neither waits nor hurries. Let every tick of the clock echo this sentiment: Let’s get going, no more delaying!”
### Which of these phrases is a synonym for "Let's get going; stop delaying"?
- [ ] Lounging under the sun
- [ ] Counting sheep
- [ ] Spinning yarns
- [x] Time to hit the road
> **Explanation:** "Time to hit the road" is a catchy way to prompt immediate action, much like "Let's get going; stop delaying."
### What’s an equivalent British phrase to “Let’s get going; stop delaying”?
- [ ] Take your time
- [ ] Hold your horses
- [x] Let’s get on with it
- [ ] Sit this one out
> **Explanation:** "Let’s get on with it" is often used in Britain to encourage continuity or quick initiation, closely similar to "Let's get going."
### True or False: "Chop-Chop" means the same as “Let’s get going; stop delaying.”
- [x] True
- [ ] False
> **Explanation:** True! "Chop-chop" is an urgent call to hurry and stop wasting time.
