out of the gate
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5.6
- idiom
:
desde el principio
- Harper tells me it was very fast out of the gate, so we'll see.
- right out of the gate
- first out of the gate
- strong out of the gate
So right out of the gate, we mismanaged our budget.
- So right out of the gate, we mismanaged our budget.
- This one's articulate right out of the gate.
- Laura and Simone were both into it right out of the gate.
- Who are you and what mission are you on coming out of the gate hot?
- So now I can just start talking to them, you know, right out of the gate.
- OK, so I asked him, what is yourself talk when you come out of the gate for a gold medal run at the Olympics?
- But you guys do such a great job of first of all, making all the guests feel comfortable out of the gate because you've all been there.
- And then I can just lock into a proper respiratory rate right out of the gate right when I start my work day.
- But I but I have seen in the past friends who've become wildly successful out of the gate.
- You actually de facto are the man, so don't run around and try and prove yourself out of the gate.
- They're going to watch the movie and we try to engage them straight up, right, right out of the gate.
- So right out of the gate, like your first true entrepreneurial venture is this massive win.
- And to go from, you know, that place to the very top, like selling the number of books that you're selling like right out of the gate is just insane, right?
Examples
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-We're coming out of the gate strong.
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The team came out of the gate strong, scoring two goals in the first ten minutes.
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You gotta hit them right out of the gate.
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What was it like for him to come out of the gate so fast?
Blog text (1) -
You had a hit novel right out of the gate.
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Microsoft will no doubt get better, but this is a poor showing out of the gate.
Blog text (19) -
So right out of the gate, we mismanaged our budget.
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Can he be trusted with a main-event level fight right out of the gate?
Blog text (2) -
In this highest-scoring heat of the day, Jacobs came straight out of the gate on fire.
Blog text (19) -
So right out of the gate, like your first true entrepreneurial venture is this massive win.
Synonyms
28
5.1
In an exciting way that attracts a lot of attention
2
7.0
To start a task quickly with a lot of energy
1
6.8
To start very quickly and with energy at the beginning of an activity
To start an activity very quickly and with a lot of energy
Right from the start
Antonyms
How Soon
∞
1.0
23
5.6
- Informal
52
6.6
193
2.5
- Formal
113
4.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
out + of + the + gate
The phrase combines transparent parts ('out of' + 'gate') so a learner could infer a sense of leaving a starting point and therefore 'from the start', but identifying 'gate' as a metaphorical starting point (and the nuance of strong early performance) is not fully predictable without exposure. Because the composition gives a partial clue but relies on a culture-specific metaphor and idiomatic usage, it is best classified as semi-transparent.
Etymology
Out of the gate comes from horse racing, where horses rush forward as the starting gate opens. A horse that moves quickly like that gets a strong beginning, so the phrase now means 'right at the start' or 'immediately'.