off and running

1. Lit. [of horses, dogs, or people] having started racing. It's a beautiful day at the races, and, yes, they're off and running!

2. Fig. started up and going. The car was finally loaded by 9:30, and we were off and running. The construction of the building was going to take two years, but we were off and running, and it appeared we would finish on schedule.

off and running

started and doing well The company is off and running with its new cable television operation. The band played on a Monday night and broke the nightclub's attendance record, and after that they were off and running.

off and running

Making a good start, progressing well, as in After the first episode the new soap opera was off and running. Originating in horse racing, as the traditional announcement at the beginning of a race ("They're off and running"), this phrase began to be used more broadly in the second half of the 1900s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nwanneka	-	Western African, Igbo
Lettice	-	English (Archaic)
Lumusi	-	Western African, Ewe
Nuru	-	Eastern African, Swahili
Aldin	['ɔ:ldin]
Ottokar	-	German