on course
prep_phraseEtymology From on + course.
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Idiomatic Following the intended route.
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Idiomatic Proceeding smoothly as planned.
- 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.2011 October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City”, in BBC Sport:
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Idiomatic Likely to happen or to undergo something.
- 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.2020 April 12, Simon Tisdall, “US's global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump's coronavirus response”, in The Guardian: