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get going vs get off the ground

get off the ground vs get going

get going and get off the ground both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
get going No No Yes No
get off the ground No No Yes No
As verbs, get off the ground is a hyponym of get going; that is, get off the ground is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than get going:
  • get going: begin or set in motion
  • get off the ground: get started or set in motion, used figuratively
Other hyponyms of get going include come on, come up, go on, take off.
get going (verb) get off the ground (verb)
start to be active get started or set in motion, used figuratively
begin or set in motion
Difference between get going and get off the ground

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