Get it done means to finish a task and see it through to the end. It often sounds determined: enough talking, let's just do it. In the pattern get + something + done (fixed, cut), someone else does the work for you, for example a professional: get my hair done, get the car fixed.
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get it done; get it done by + time; get + noun + done/fixed/cut
- The report is due at five, so let's stop talking and get it done.
- I need to get my visa application done before the end of the month.
- I'm getting my hair done on Saturday morning, so I can meet you after lunch.
What changed
First versionDon't worry, I'll get it done until Friday.
RevisionDon't worry, I'll get it done by Friday.
For a deadline, meaning no later than Friday, use by: by Friday. Until means up to a certain time and describes something that continues until that moment: I'll be at the office until six. Finishing a task is not something that goes on until Friday, so until does not fit here.
Do it names the action itself, while get it done stresses the result: the task is finished, whatever the difficulties. Compare I'll do it tomorrow (I'll deal with it tomorrow) and I'll get it done tomorrow (it will be ready tomorrow). When a professional does the work for you, do does not fit: I did my hair means you did it yourself.
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I'm too busy to fix the car myself, so I'll ___ at the garage.
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get it done — A mechanic at the garage will fix the car, and when someone else does the work, get + object is followed by done. Get it do is ungrammatical: the plain form do comes after make or let, as in let me do it.
Write a short message to a colleague about a task you promise to finish. Name the task and give a deadline with by.
I'll get the budget spreadsheet done by Thursday lunchtime, so you can check it before the meeting.
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