be off the (starting) blocks



be off the (starting) blocks

To be working on a certain activity. (Runners are positioned at the "starting blocks" at the beginning of a race.) The construction crew is already off the blocks, so you need to call them right now if you want to stop the project.
See also: block, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ya-Chinese
TraceeTRAY-seeEnglish
Kiran-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Gujarati, Nepali, Urdu
Carson['ka:sn]
Ragna-Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Ancient Scandinavian
Kian (2)-English (Modern)