Daily life

get round to

finally find time to do something

If you get round to something, you finally find time to do something you planned.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Have you repaired the lamp?

Not yet, but I'll get round to it this week.

Play the conversation

I finally got round to sorting out the cupboard.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I'll get round ‸ fixing the shelf.

Say: I'll get round to fixing the shelf.

Use “to” after “get round” before the thing or activity.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

get round to something; get round to doing something

Your turn: say it out loud

I finally got round to sorting out the cupboard.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

get round to

finally find time to do something

“I finally got round to sorting out the cupboard.”

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