hit the ground running

hit the ground run·ning

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Definitions of hit the ground running words

verbal expression hit the ground running begin enthusiastically 1
verbal expression hit the ground running begin fully prepared 1
phrase hit the ground running If you hit the ground running, you start a new activity with a lot of enthusiasm and energy and do not waste any time. 0
noun hit the ground running to make immediate and rapid progress 0
noun hit the ground running to work or function vigorously and effectively from the very beginning 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

initiate — to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms.
begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
inaugurate — to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin: The end of World War II inaugurated the era of nuclear power.
take up — the act of taking.
launch — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.

complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.

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