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on course

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*on course

 

1. Lit. going in the right direction or on the right route. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; stay ~.) We are on course and should arrive at our port about noon.

2. Fig. following the plan correctly. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; stay ~.) Is the project on course? Nothing I am doing is exactly on course right now.

See also: course, on

on course

moving forward as desired or expected Are we on course to finish this book on time?

Opposite of: off course

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

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on course

Following the planned or intended course.

See also: course, on