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get it underway vs get it underway

Both phrases are almost identical, but the first one has an extra space before the question mark. The correct version is "get it underway" without the extra space before the question mark.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 1164 views

get it underway

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase means to start or begin something. It is often used in a nautical context to refer to starting a journey or voyage.
  • Well, I'll get it underway, then.
  • It gets underway in 2007 with EUR 171,7 million in commitment appropriations (Budget line 02 04 01).
  • This is the idea that must be uppermost in the minds of those participating in the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights when it gets underway.
  • As the French Presidency gets underway, it must be noted - and as a French MEP this is not something I am terribly proud of - that France has taken a long time to transpose several European directives into its national law.
  • The Commission is proposing a total of EUR 11.5 million to finance it, EUR 3.5 million of which are to be paid towards operational expenditure in 2003, the year when preparations for it get underway, and EUR 8 million in 2004.
  • I've looked into this for you And i'm afraid its underway.
  • The river cleanup's well underway.
  • Search and rescue ops are underway for Starbuck.
  • Meanwhile, the Desis were underway.
  • Even before Hayabusa returned, another asteroid mission was already underway.
  • A CIA rescue operation is underway.
  • Telemetry correction uplink underway, sir.
  • Construction's already underway around the world.
  • Flamingos covered continents. Migrations got underway.
  • An unprecedented international endeavor is underway.
  • New processes are underway because of technological dynamics and internationalisation.
  • An unprecedented experiment is currently underway in particle physics.
  • Preparations for this conference are underway.
  • Development of a reference fuel for this application is underway.
  • An investigation is already underway to determine responsibility.

get it underway

This phrase is incorrect due to the extra space before the question mark.

  • Well, I'll get it underway, then.
  • It gets underway in 2007 with EUR 171,7 million in commitment appropriations (Budget line 02 04 01).
  • This is the idea that must be uppermost in the minds of those participating in the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights when it gets underway.
  • As the French Presidency gets underway, it must be noted - and as a French MEP this is not something I am terribly proud of - that France has taken a long time to transpose several European directives into its national law.
  • The Commission is proposing a total of EUR 11.5 million to finance it, EUR 3.5 million of which are to be paid towards operational expenditure in 2003, the year when preparations for it get underway, and EUR 8 million in 2004.
  • I've looked into this for you And i'm afraid its underway.
  • The river cleanup's well underway.
  • Search and rescue ops are underway for Starbuck.
  • Meanwhile, the Desis were underway.
  • Even before Hayabusa returned, another asteroid mission was already underway.
  • A CIA rescue operation is underway.
  • Telemetry correction uplink underway, sir.
  • Construction's already underway around the world.
  • Flamingos covered continents. Migrations got underway.
  • An unprecedented international endeavor is underway.
  • New processes are underway because of technological dynamics and internationalisation.
  • An unprecedented experiment is currently underway in particle physics.
  • Preparations for this conference are underway.
  • Development of a reference fuel for this application is underway.
  • An investigation is already underway to determine responsibility.

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