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Antonyms for get cracking


Grammar : Verb
Spell : krak
Phonetic Transcription : kræk



Definition of get cracking

Origin :
  • Old English cracian "make a sharp noise," from Proto-Germanic *krakojan (cf. Middle Dutch craken, Dutch kraken, German krachen), probably imitative. Related: Cracked; cracking. To crack a smile is from 1840s; to crack the whip in the figurative sense is from 1940s.
  • As in pitch in : verb help out
  • As in rush : verb hurry, speed
  • As in festinate : verb rush
  • As in commence : verb start action
  • As in get the lead out : verb hurry
  • As in hasten : verb speed something; hurry

Synonyms for get cracking

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