hit the ground running
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Start something and proceed at a fast pace with enthusiasm.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
bắt đầu và tiến hành với tốc độ nhanh và nhiệt tình
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
In short, after promising to hit the ground running, people wonder why the President has become the leader of the Slow Is Beautiful Movement.
Musical flair alone hasn't been the reason why the jazz poets / warriors have hit the ground running, it always helps to be seen as part of a fashionable movement.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Figurative class: Metaphor (PIE-English corpus, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31).
Common questions
What does “hit the ground running” mean?
Start something and proceed at a fast pace with enthusiasm.
Is “hit the ground running” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.