on course

on course

English

Etymology

From on + course.

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

on course

1. (idiomatic) Following the intended route.
2. (idiomatic) Proceeding smoothly as planned.
   • 2011 October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City”, in BBC Sport‎:

     United were reduced to 10 men when Jonny Evans was sent off early in the second half but City's superiority was such that they looked on course for a landmark victory from the moment they took the lead.

3. (idiomatic) Likely to happen or to undergo something.
   • 2020 April 12, Simon Tisdall, “US's global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump's coronavirus response”, in The Guardian‎:

     That’s a title the US appears on course to lose – a fall from grace that may prove irreversible. The domestic debacle unleashed by the pandemic, and global perceptions of American selfishness and incompetence, could change everything.

Translations

following the intended route

Hungarian: tartja az irányt Maori: mārō

proceeding smoothly as planned

Hungarian: úton van

likely to happen or to undergo something

Hungarian: (getting a prize) várományosa, (to win or lose) áll (hu) (with -ra/-re), (otherwise) úgy tűnik, (hogy) … fog

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