Meanings
- idiomaticProceeding 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 - idiomaticLikely 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
Origin
Translations
Hungarian tartja az irányt, úton van
- tartja az iránytfollowing the intended route
- úton vanproceeding smoothly as planned
- várományosalikely to happen or to undergo something
- álllikely to happen or to undergo something
- úgy tűnik, … fog (hogy) (otherwise)likely to happen or to undergo something
Māori mārō
- mārōfollowing the intended route
Cite this entry
on course. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20course
“on course.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20course. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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