get on

• POS: Interjection, Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)

THESAURUS

get on

achieve success, advance, age, arrive, assume, back, be a success, be getting along, be so, be such, bestraddle, bestride, board, break through, buzz off, change, cheat the undertaker, clear, clear the hurdle, climb on, come along, come away, come on, come out, come through, contrive, cut a swath, cut the mustard, decline, depart, do, do well, dodder, don, draw on, dress in, engineer, enjoy prosperity, exit, fade, fail, fare, farewell, gang along, get ahead, get along, get away, get by, get in, get into, get off, get on swimmingly, get on well, get there, get under way, go, go aboard, go along, go away, go far, go off, go on, go on board, go on with, go places, go well, grow old, hack it, hang in, hang tough, have it made, hop in, jump in, keep at it, leave, make a breakthrough, make a success, make good, make headway, make it, make out, make progress, make the grade, make the scene, manage, manage somehow, march, march off, mosey, mount, move, move away, move off, move out, muddle through, negotiate, never say die, persevere, persist, pile in, proceed, progress, prosper, pull out, put on, put over, put through, rise, sashay, sashay off, scrape along, see it through, shake, shape up, shrivel, sink, slip on, stack up, stagger, stagger along, stick it out, stick to it, succeed, succeed in, survive, swing, swing the deal, take flight, take wing, throw, toddle along, totter, turn gray, turn out, turn out well, turn white, up and go, wane, waste away, wing it, wither, wizen, worry along, wrinkle

ROGET THESAURUS

get on

Progression

VB advance, proceed, progress, get on, get along, get over the ground, gain ground, forge ahead, jog on, rub on, wag on, go with the stream, keep one's course, hold on one's course, go on, move on, come one, get on, pass on, push on, press on, go forward, move forward, come forward, get forward, pass forward, push forward, press forward, go forwards, move forwards, come forwards, get forwards, pass forwards, push forwards, press forwards, go ahead, move ahead, come ahead, get ahead, pass ahead, push ahead, press ahead, make one's way, work one's way, carve one's way, push one's way, force one's way, edge one's way, elbow one's way, make progress, make head, make way, make headway, make advances, make strides, make rapid strides, go ahead, shoot ahead, distance, make up leeway, advance, proceed, progress, get on, get along, get over the ground, gain ground, forge ahead, jog on, rub on, wag on, go with the stream, keep one's course, hold on one's course, go on, move on, come one, get on, pass on, push on, press on, go forward, move forward, come forward, get forward, pass forward, push forward, press forward, go forwards, move forwards, come forwards, get forwards, pass forwards, push forwards, press forwards, go ahead, move ahead, come ahead, get ahead, pass ahead, push ahead, press ahead, make one's way, work one's way, carve one's way, push one's way, force one's way, edge one's way, elbow one's way, make progress, make head, make way, make headway, make advances, make strides, make rapid strides, go ahead, shoot ahead, distance, make up leeway.