off and running

Idioms  

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.

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Example Sentences

Once Lee had the green light from his director to make a fool of himself, he was off and running.

From Los Angeles Times

The “SNL” veterans were quickly off and running.

From Salon

“We’re off and running with value creation.”

From Barron's

Lauper got into acting in the late ’80s when her music career temporarily cooled; little-seen films like “Vibes” and “Off and Running” didn’t exactly turn her into a movie star, though she met her husband, actor David Thornton, on the set of the latter.

From Los Angeles Times

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