up and running
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
That should get the sweet - talkin ' nicely up and running.
A series of studies, due to be completed in June, will decide which operations will be spun off as Independent Business Centres — to be up and running by January 1 1994.
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.
Common questions
What does “up and running” mean?
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Is “up and running” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.