off and running

1. 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.

Example Sentences

And Dustin was so supportive and so helpful, and I learned a lot from him, and so we were off and running.

From Los Angeles Times

But after that I was off and running — finished the song within the hour, and for the first time in my life, I was looking at the page and I said, “My God, I’ve written a classic.”

From Los Angeles Times

I was finally off and running.

From Los Angeles Times

“World of Color Happiness!” is then off and running, a brisk, music-focused show dedicated to all things “happiness.”

From Los Angeles Times

It's depressing because I'm old enough to remember when in the '70s the feminist movement felt like, "OK, we're off and running."

From Salon