off and running | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Launchedor launchingvigorouslyinto acourse of action.2000July 24, Felicity Barringer, “Running on Adrenaline And Ideology at The Post”, inNew York Times, retrieved16 April 2015:But both newspapers made the same point. . . . And so the story wasoff and running.2007October 27, Jessica Au, “When Movies Follow The Storm”, inNewsweek, retrieved16 April 2015:The train won't budge, but the film that this scene opens, the Kafkaesque Romanian comedy "California Dreamin'," isoff and running.2014December 14, Jay Fitzgerald, “Economic recovery starts gaining steam”, inBoston Globe, retrieved16 April 2015:[T]he recovery seems to have entered a new stage in recent months. “We’re finallyoff and running,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.

Examples:

EN: And they're off and running.
ES: Largaron y corren.
EN: They're off and running in the seventh in California.
ES: Ya están corriendo en la séptima en California.
EN: They're off and running in the seventh at California.
ES: Ya han salido y están corriendo en la séptima de California.
EN: Announcer: They're off and running.
ES: Ya han salido.
EN: And they are off and running at StaIag 17!
ES: ¡Y ya corren en el Stalag 17!
EN: They're off and running...
ES: Salen y corren...
EN: It's Nagel off and running very fast, but he's planning out of the turn and takes the escape path.
ES: El número 25 adelanta a una velocidad vertiginosa, pero en la curva se sale de la pista para no volcar.
EN: Okay, Bookie, it's post time, they're off and running.
ES: Bien, corredor de apuestas, es hora de publicar, están en marcha.
EN: And they're off and running!
ES: ¡Y están sueltos y corriendo!
ES: ¡Y están sueltos y corriendo!
ES: ¡Y están sueltos y corriendo!
ES: ¡Y están sueltos y corriendo!
EN: Tom,you are off and running again
ES: Tom, que estés fuera de servicio otra vez.
EN: You're off and running.
ES: Ya partiste.
EN: They are off and running.
ES: Están fuera de funcionamiento.
EN: We'll have our research and development worked out to a degree and we'll be off and running.
ES: Para entonces, tendremos la investigación y desarrollo necesarios para emprender un buen comienzo.
EN: He's off and running.
ES: ¡Se van!
EN: They're off and running.
ES: Ahí van.

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