get going

get going  {v.},  {informal}

1. To excite; stir up and make angry.

The boys' teasing gets John going.

Talking about her freckles gets Mary going.

2. or  {chiefly British} get cracking

To begin to move; get started.

The teacher told Walter to get going on his history lesson.

The foreman told the workmen to get cracking.

Let's get going. It's almost supper time.

Compare: GET DOWN TO, STEP LIVELY.