Get/put your skates on

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To start moving or hurrying; to begin an activity quickly.

We'll have to get our skates on if we want to finish this project on time.
Visual representation of "get/put your skates on" - To start moving or hurrying; to begin an activity quickly

Usage tips

Informal

Idiomatic

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Urgency Suggested

The phrase implies the need to speed up actions or efforts, often due to time constraints.

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The deadline's tomorrow—time to get our skates on!
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Informal Usage

It's a casual phrase, more suitable for conversation than formal writing.

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We're meeting them in 10 minutes, so put your skates on!
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Figurative Expression

This idiomatic phrase doesn’t involve literal skates; it's about doing something quickly.

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Get your skates on, or we'll be late for the movie!
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