up and running: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

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    • Fully operational and functioning as intended.

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    • After hours of troubleshooting, the new software was finally up and running.

      After hours of troubleshooting, the new software was finally fully operational.

    • The factory will be up and running again by next Monday after the maintenance work.

      The factory will be fully operational again by next Monday after the maintenance work.

    • Is the website up and running yet? Customers are eager to place orders.

      Is the website fully operational yet? Customers are eager to place orders.

    • We ensured that all the machines were up and running before the shift started.

      We ensured that all the machines were fully operational before the shift started.

  • 2.

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    • Started and active; in progress or in regular use.

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    • The community garden project is now up and running with volunteers every weekend.

      The community garden project has started and is active with volunteers every weekend.

    • Once the new marketing campaign is up and running, sales should improve significantly.

      Once the new marketing campaign has started, sales should improve significantly.

    • The charity event is up and running, and people are already donating generously.

      The charity event has started and is currently active, and people are already donating generously.

Examples:

  • EN: Start packing up and running away again.
    ES: Hacer las maletas y huir otra vez.
  • EN: You know that biscuit hasn't been up and running for three years.
    ES: Ya sabes que ese reloj lleva sin funcionar tres años. Lo sé.
  • EN: Growing up and running around.
    ES: Creciendo y correteando.
  • EN: Start packing up and running away again.
    ES: Hacer las maletas y huir otra vez.
  • EN: You know that biscuit hasn't been up and running for three years.
    ES: Ya sabes que ese reloj lleva sin funcionar tres años. Lo sé.
  • EN: Growing up and running around.
    ES: Creciendo y correteando.
  • EN: Then before they've time to reload, you're up and running and we both head for the woods. Right? - I can't!
    ES: Y antes de que vuelvan a cargar sales corriendo.
  • EN: It'll be up and running soon.
    ES: Pronto comenzará su actividad.
  • EN: Is the emergency room up and running?
    ES: ¿Hay alguna sala de emergencia que funcione?
  • EN: Everything else up and running?
    ES: - ¿Todo lo demás en marcha? A toda velocidad, Sr. Morath.
  • EN: When the aero club is up and running we'll all get a flight.
    ES: Están entregando tarjetas. Cuando el aeroclub funcione, tendremos derecho a un verdadero bautismo de vuelo.
  • EN: When you're up and running, you can deliver some goods for me
    ES: Cuando ya estés funcionando, puedes hacer entregas de mercancías para mí.
  • EN: Here you are, all cut up and running away from the police.
    ES: Aquí estás, todo despedazado y huyendo de la policía.
  • EN: Do not dramatize, we still keep everything up and running.
    ES: No dramaticemos, está todo funcionando.
  • EN: Shut up and running.
    ES: Cierra la boca y en marcha.
  • EN: The Lancia's up and running, turning onto the next street on the right.
    ES: El Lancia arranca y gira por la calle de la derecha.
  • EN: Rearing up and running after my sister with a bludgeon or rather, the tube itself, howling like a monkey! Did she see her face?
    ES: ¿ Vio la cara?
  • EN: The machines are up and running.
    ES: Las máquinas están andando bien.

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