hit the ground running

Example Sentences

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Scotland need momentum, they need to crash rather than limp into the World Cup, they need to hit the ground running.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

With the former Bournemouth winger having hit the ground running since his move in January, Guardiola has changed his system to try to get the best out of all the attacking talents at his disposal.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

But to survive at Forest he needs to hit the ground running and victory over his former club Fenerbahce was a step in the right direction.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani has hit the ground running in spring training in an effort to ramp up to pitch without restrictions before leaving camp for WBC obligations with Team Japan.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

“We’ll be in our meeting room, putting together a list of new Dewey decimal numbers from the Bibliomania cards so we’re ready to hit the ground running when the doors reopen at ten tomorrow morning.”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein