C1idiomworkIELTS-friendly
hit the ground running
USUK
to start a new job or project with energy and work well from the very beginning
Common in job adverts and interviews. Usually about new staff, new leaders or new projects.
In context
We need an experienced manager who can hit the ground running.
She read all the reports before her first day, so she hit the ground running.
More idioms about work
- a nine-to-five joba regular office job with fixed hours, usually from about 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- bite off more than you can chewto try to do more than you are able to manage
- call it a dayto decide to stop working, usually because you have done enough for now
- cut cornersto do something quickly or cheaply by skipping steps, often lowering quality or safety
- drop the ballto make a mistake by forgetting or failing to do something you were responsible for