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on course
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*on course 
1. Lit. going in the right direction or on the right route. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; stay ~.) We are on course and should arrive at our port about noon.
2. Fig. following the plan correctly. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; stay ~.) Is the project on course? Nothing I am doing is exactly on course right now.
See also: course

on course
moving forward as desired or expected Are we on course to finish this book on time?
Opposite of: off course
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of a ship or spacecraft going in the right direction
See also: course


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