get there

verb — 2 senses

get there

verb
1

To arrive at a destination.

  • What time are we going to get there?
  • (I’ve been there, I know the way) [You] can’t get there from here1985, “Can’t Get There From Here”, in Fables of the Reconstruction, performed by R.E.M.:
2

Idiomatic To succeed after a lengthy attempt.

  • He's having trouble completing the sudoku puzzle, but he'll get there eventually.
Derived terms
get-there-itis

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