English Explanatory Dictionary

get with the program

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To become organized, current, or aware; to adopt the prevailing viewpoint.
  2. To work productively toward the objective of a shared enterprise, especially after the objective or the environment has changed.
  3. To comply with the norms of a social group, especially a shared enterprise; to comply with the accepted or prevailing way of doing things.

Pronunciation

en-au-get with the program.ogg

Word forms

get with the program gets with the program getting with the program got with the program gotten with the program get with the programme

Synonyms

get a clue get with it get with the times move with the times keep up with the times be on top of things get be on the same page

Related words

get one's act together
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