get on with — continue doing
phrasal verbB2IELTS 6+neutralcommon
To continue doing something, especially after being interrupted.
Say it like a native
Textbook Kindly resume your duties without further delay.
Native Right, let's get on with it.
'Get on with it' is the natural spoken way to say 'carry on / stop wasting time'; the formal version sounds like a reprimand.
Pattern: get on with + noun/gerund
In use
- After the phone call, she got on with her homework.study
- If I get distracted while studying, I try to quickly get on with my work so I don't waste time.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ Stop chatting and get on the work.
✓ Stop chatting and get on with the work.
'Get on WITH' a task = continue it. Don't drop 'with'.
Common collocations
get on with + task— with it, with your work, with the job, with life
Don't confuse it
Different from 'get on' (enter a vehicle) or 'get along with' (relationship).
Related
- get on with (have a good relationship) — Another meaning of 'get on with' is 'have a good relationship'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.