Daily life

on the go

busy and active

If you are on the go, you are busy and active, often moving from one activity or place to another.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Do you have time for coffee?

Give me ten minutes - I've been on the go all morning.

Play the conversation

I've been on the go since six, so I'm ready for a quiet evening.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I have been on ‸ go since six.

Say: I have been on the go since six.

Keep “the”: it is always “on the go”.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be on the go; have been on the go

Your turn: say it out loud

I've been on the go since six, so I'm ready for a quiet evening.

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

on the go

busy and active

“I've been on the go since six, so I'm ready for a quiet evening.”

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