at the helm

prepositional phrase

Steering a vessel.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. literallynauticalSteering a vessel.
  2. idiomaticIn charge of a company or project.

    After ten years at the helm of most buses and trains in Northern Ireland, what are Chris Conway's plans from June onwards?

    2026 March 18, Chris Conway talks to Andy Comfort, “The RAIL Interview”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 35
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    Palace defended with great discipline, one of the many hallmarks of Oliver Glasner’s stunning year or so at the helm, and in the final analysis, Manchester City did not do enough in creative terms.

    2025 May 17, David Hytner, “Crystal Palace stun Manchester City to win FA Cup amid drama and Henderson controversy”, in The Guardian

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
in charge

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 掌舵, 主管
  • 掌舵 (zhǎngduò)steering a vessel
  • 主管 (zhǔguǎn)in charge of a company or project
Finnish peräsimessä, peräsimessä
  • peräsimessästeering a vessel
  • peräsimessäin charge of a company or project
French à la barre, en charge de
  • à la barresteering a vessel
  • en charge dein charge of a company or project
  • à la barrein charge of a company or project
German am Steuer, am Steuer
  • am Steuersteering a vessel
  • am Steuerin charge of a company or project
Polish u steru, na czele
  • u sterusteering a vessel
  • na czelein charge of a company or project
Portuguese ao leme, ao leme
  • ao lemesteering a vessel
  • ao lemein charge of a company or project
Spanish al timón, al timón
  • al timónsteering a vessel
  • al timónin charge of a company or project

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with at the helm

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Cite this entry
APA

at the helm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20helm

MLA

“at the helm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20helm. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “at the helm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20helm.

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