get around to
時間を作ってする
解説 Definition
忙しさや他の予定の中で、ある用事をする時間を見つけるという意味です。get around to doing の形で、メールの返信、予約、片付けなど「したい・すべきだがまだできていないこと」によく使います。
Get around to means to find time to do something after being busy with other things. It is often used for tasks you wanted or needed to do earlier but have not done yet, such as replying to an email, making a reservation, or cleaning. The usual pattern is get around to doing something, and it focuses on finally having time for the action rather than strongly emphasizing the moment you start.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
get around to は「around＝あれこれ回る」あとに「to＝その行動へ向かう」と考えると、予定や用事を回しているうちに、やっとそれをする時間ができる感覚で覚えやすいです。後ろは名詞より doing が定番で、get around to replying / cleaning / calling のように使います。「ようやく取りかかる」ほど着手の瞬間を強調せず、時間を確保して実行する面に注意しましょう。
Think of get around to as moving around many tasks and then finally turning to one action. This helps you remember the feeling of finding time for something after other plans or duties. The most common pattern is get around to doing, as in get around to replying, cleaning, or calling. It is less about the exact starting moment and more about finally making time to do it.
例文
I finally got around to replying to her email last night.
昨夜ようやく彼女のメールに返信する時間ができた。
We need to get around to booking the hotel before prices go up.
値上がりする前にホテルを予約する時間を作らないといけない。
He never gets around to cleaning his desk during the week.
彼は平日のあいだ、机を片付ける時間がなかなか取れない。
ようやく取りかかる
(意味 2)解説 Definition
後回しにしていたことにようやく取りかかること。
If you get around to doing something, you finally start it after waiting or being busy with other things. It often suggests that the action was delayed for some time.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
get around to は「後回しだったことに、ようやく手をつける」と覚える。get は「到達する」、around は「あれこれ回る」なので、別の用事を片づけたり迷ったりした末に本題へたどり着く絵を思い浮かべるとよい。finally や at last と相性がよく、get around to replying / cleaning / calling のように、遅れて始める行動を -ing で続ける。
Picture yourself moving around many other tasks before finally reaching one you delayed. That is the feeling of get around to: you did not do it at first, but you finally started it later. It is commonly followed by -ing, like get around to replying or get around to cleaning.
例文
I finally got around to cleaning the garage last weekend.
先週末、ようやくガレージの掃除に取りかかった。
Have you gotten around to reading that book I recommended?
私が薦めた本をもう読み始めましたか？
I've been meaning to get around to fixing the fence for months.
もう何ヶ月もフェンスの修理に取りかかろうと思っている。
get around to の語源・成り立ち Etymology
get は古ノルド語 geta「得る・到達する」に由来します。around は round と同系で、回り道の末に目的へ届くイメージから「時間を見つけてする」意味が生まれました。
Get comes from Old Norse geta, meaning "get" or "reach." Around is related to round, and the idea developed from moving around many things before finally reaching the action you have time to do.
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