get off to a flying start

to begin an activity very successfully Maria got off to a flying start in her new job. With several customers on the books already, Tim's new business had got off to a flying start.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Edith	EE-dith (English), E-dit (German, Swedish)	English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Rankin	['ræŋkin]
Galina	gah-LEE-nah (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian
Katy	['keiti]
Nechemyah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Zhelimir	-	Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)