on the go

prepositional phrase

Actively traveling; busy; moving often.

“The new initiative is now on the go.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticActively traveling; busy; moving often.

    A good suitcase is essential for someone who is on the go as much as he is.

    1 more example

    Camila is “extremely dedicated” and “pushes hard” Willis said, noting that they’ve tailored their workouts to her on-the-go lifestyle. “A lot of our workouts include minimal equipment that focus on strength, HIIT, and balance, including complex movements that target the whole body,” Willis said.

    2023 May 10, Korin Miller, “Camila Cabello Rocked An Itty-Bitty String Bikini At Coachella, And Her 🔥 Abs Are Toned AF”, in Women's Health
  2. In progress; having started.

    The new initiative is now on the go.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of a person) very busy and active

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 四处奔走, 开始
  • 四处奔走actively traveling
  • 开始 (kāishǐ)started
Finnish menossa, liikkeellä
  • menossaactively traveling
  • liikkeelläactively traveling
  • työn allastarted
German unterwegs
  • unterwegsactively traveling
Italian in giro, in corso
  • in giroactively traveling
  • in corsostarted
Polish w biegu, w trakcie
  • w bieguactively traveling
  • w trakciestarted
Russian в пути́, в доро́ге
  • в пути́ (v putí)actively traveling
  • в доро́ге (v doróge)actively traveling
  • на ходу́ (na xodú)actively traveling
  • в движе́нии (v dvižénii)actively traveling
  • в рабо́те (v rabóte)started
  • на ходу́ (na xodú)started
  • в движе́нии (v dvižénii)started
Spanish sobre la marcha, en marcha
  • sobre la marchaactively traveling
  • en marchastarted
Cite this entry
APA

on the go. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20go

MLA

“on the go.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20go. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the go,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20go.

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