Get round to Meaning in English
expression
ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/ /ˈɹaʊnd/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ
GET/ GIT ROUND TOO/ TUH/ TIH
ɡˈɛt/ /ɹˈaʊnd/ /tˈuː
get ROUND TOO
Definition
To finally do something you have intended or wanted to do but delayed because you were busy or kept postponing it.
Usage & Nuances
Mainly informal and common in British/Australian English. Used about tasks or responsibilities postponed for a while. Often appears with 'never', or as 'finally got round to...'. Don't confuse with 'get around', which means 'to avoid or bypass'.
Spanish: encontrar tiempo para - acabar haciendoPortuguese (BR): conseguir tempo para - acabar fazendoPortuguese (PT): arranjar tempo para - acabar por fazerChinese (Simplified): 终于抽出时间（做某事） - 最终去做Chinese (Traditional): 終於抽出時間（做某事） - 最終去做Hindi: आखिरकार समय निकालनाArabic: يجد وقتًا لـ - يتمكن أخيرًا منBengali: সময় করে করা - অবশেষে করাRussian: добраться до - наконец занятьсяJapanese: やっと（何か）に取りかかる - 重い腰を上げるVietnamese: cuối cùng cũng làm - có thời gian để làmKorean: 마침내 하다 - 시간이 나서 하다Turkish: nihayet yapmak - vakit bulup yapmakUrdu: وقت نکالنا - آخرکار کرناIndonesian: akhirnya melakukan - sempat melakukan
Example Sentences
I finally got round to cleaning my room.
basic
Did you get round to calling your grandmother?
basic
He never gets round to fixing the car.
basic
It took me months to get round to finishing that book.
natural
Let me know when you get round to checking your emails.
natural
We keep saying we'll go hiking, but we never get round to it.
natural