Idiom
off and running
Meaning
Launched or launching vigorously into a course of action.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We finished the training and are now off and running.”
“Once the team secured the final funding, they were off and running with the new project.”
“With the initial obstacles finally cleared, the startup was off and running, quickly expanding its operations across the entire region.”
Examples
simple
“We finished the training and are now off and running.”
contextual
“Once the team secured the final funding, they were off and running with the new project.”
complex
“With the initial obstacles finally cleared, the startup was off and running, quickly expanding its operations across the entire region.”
Origin
The expression arises as an allusion to the commencement of a footrace or horse race. It describes the moment at which the competitors exit the starting blocks or the gate and begin their forward momentum.
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