get the lead out

dated idiomatic

(idiomatic, dated) To go faster; to hurry up

Japanese Meaning

急いで行動する / 急いで進む

If we want to finish before sunset, we need to get the lead out and keep walking.

もし日没前に終えたいなら、急いで歩き続ける必要がある。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic, dated) To go faster; to hurry up

gets the lead out

（ present singular third-person ）

getting the lead out

（ participle present ）

got the lead out

（ past ）

got the lead out

（ UK participle past ）

gotten the lead out

（ US participle past ）