off course

*off course

1. Lit. not going in the right direction. (*Typically: be ~; drift ~; get ~.) The ship is off course and may strike the reef!

2. Fig. not following the plan correctly. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) The project is off course and won't be finished on time. l am off course and doing poorly.

off course

not moving forward as wanted or expected The opinion polls show that voters think the government has gone off course.

Opposite of: on course

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of a ship or spacecraft going in the wrong direction

off course

Away from the planned or intended course.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rayna (2)	-	Yiddish
Bracha	-	Hebrew
Hiezecihel	-	Biblical Latin
Salathiel	sə-LAH-thee-əl (English)	Biblical, Biblical Greek
Etzel	-	Germanic Mythology
Nausicaa	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)