on course
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Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Prepositional phrase[edit]
- (idiomatic) Following the intended route.
- (idiomatic) Proceeding smoothly as planned.
- 2011 October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- 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.
- (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[2]:
- 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[edit]
likely to happen or to undergo something