
Get/put your skates on
Urgency Suggested
The phrase implies the need to speed up actions or efforts, often due to time constraints.
The deadline's tomorrow—time to get our skates on!
Informal Usage
It's a casual phrase, more suitable for conversation than formal writing.
We're meeting them in 10 minutes, so put your skates on!
Figurative Expression
This idiomatic phrase doesn’t involve literal skates; it's about doing something quickly.
Get your skates on, or we'll be late for the movie!