get to
verb
got to; gotten to; getting to; gets to
1
a
: begin
gets to worrying over nothing at all
b
: to be ready to begin or deal with
I'll get to the accounts as soon as I can
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Before getting to address eager investors, Musk had to testify to a jury in downtown Oakland in an effort to prove his case and, if successful, potentially throw a major wrench into OpenAI's ambitious plans.
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Ashley Capoot,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Initially, when Djena got to the States, she was tasked with taking care of Denise and Mohamed’s youngest child, Timou, who was not yet two years old.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Let’s see who’s standing on the other side in two weeks, and how healthy that team is, by the time the Knicks or Cavs get to them.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 18 May 2026
No one has won anything yet, no speeches have been delivered, and for a few hours the nominees simply get to celebrate being in the room together.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 May 2026
Through a combination of archival footage, interviews with surviving contemporaries, and many, many photos, the film attempts to get to the bottom of Avedon’s distinct knack for capturing celebrities at their very best.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Rai, who started the day at 4-under, rolled in a long, bending eagle putt on the ninth to get to 5-under.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
To get to Siargao, take a domestic flight from Manila or Cebu.
—Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
Otherwise, a wildfire might get to the area first.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 17 May 2026
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Ashley Capoot,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Initially, when Djena got to the States, she was tasked with taking care of Denise and Mohamed’s youngest child, Timou, who was not yet two years old.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Let’s see who’s standing on the other side in two weeks, and how healthy that team is, by the time the Knicks or Cavs get to them.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 18 May 2026
No one has won anything yet, no speeches have been delivered, and for a few hours the nominees simply get to celebrate being in the room together.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 May 2026
Through a combination of archival footage, interviews with surviving contemporaries, and many, many photos, the film attempts to get to the bottom of Avedon’s distinct knack for capturing celebrities at their very best.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Rai, who started the day at 4-under, rolled in a long, bending eagle putt on the ninth to get to 5-under.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
To get to Siargao, take a domestic flight from Manila or Cebu.
—Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
Otherwise, a wildfire might get to the area first.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 17 May 2026
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“Get to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20to. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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