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How to Say ‘Now it's time to get to work.’ in German

Jetzt geht's an die Arbeit.

yetst gayts ahn dee AR-bite

[yetst gayts ahn dee AR-bite]

💬 Usage Tip: geht's is geht es squeezed together, the same as in Wie geht's?. Es geht an ... is an idiom for "it's time to get on with ...".

Phrase Breakdown

Jetzt geht's

yetst gayts

Now it's time (lit. now it goes)

'Geht's' = 'geht es'. 'Jetzt' starts with a 'y' sound: 'yetst'.

Example

Jetzt geht's los!

Here we go!

Words in this phrase

Jetzt

[yetst]

now

At the present time.

Example

Ich gehe jetzt.

I'm going now.

geht's

[gayts]

is it going

Short for 'geht es'; used in asking how someone is doing.

Example

Wie geht's Ihnen heute?

How are you today?

an die Arbeit.

ahn dee AR-bite

to work.

'An die Arbeit gehen' = to get to work. 'Arbeit' is feminine, so 'die'.

Example

Also, an die Arbeit!

Well, let's get to work!

Words in this phrase

[ahn]

Preposition marking the recipient of something sent.

Example

Ich schreibe an meine Kollegin.

I'm writing to my colleague.

die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Arbeit

[AR-bite]

work

Refers to work, job activity, or the workplace context.

Example

Nach der Arbeit gehen viele Kolleginnen noch etwas trinken.

After work, many colleagues go for a drink.

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