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up and running

up and running

97 3.7
Working properly after it is started or fixed
  • idiom
translation icon : en funcionamiento
  • After weeks of troubleshooting, we finally got the software up and running as intended.
  • get up and running
  • system is up and running
  • program is up and running

I got the business loan scheme up and running in Wales.

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Examples

  • With the server now up and running, we can begin processing customer orders again.

  • The team worked late into the night to ensure the new system was up and running before the deadline.

  • And this business got up and running again.

  • And we quickly, you know, got the organization up and running within a year's time.

  • OK, so again, the idea was we'll get you up and running fast.

  • But the best thing for them is to get those types of events back up and running as fast as possible.

  • Our supply lines are up and running again, so we're in very good shape.

    Crimes of the Future (2022)

  • But now I have this practice and it's up and running and it's going really good.

    Of Things Past (2023)

  • I want it up and running by tomorrow night.

    Heat (1995)

  • You might expect that getting our school library up and running would be a routine process made easier with experience.

    Academic text (2014)

Synonyms

operational
vsup and running
102 4.1

Working and ready to use, for example machines or systems

tells that function resumed recently after starting or fixing, not just readiness
in operation
vsup and running
24 3.2

Working now and serving its purpose

highlights return to proper working after start or repair, not only current use
in-service
vsup and running
12 3.7

A machine used now in regular service, for example a bus

stresses recent reactivation after fixing rather than routine usage
up
vsup and running
1 1.0

Showing an increase, for example when prices rise

means proper operation after start or repair, not general rise or trend
running
vsup and running
1.5

Working correctly and ready to use

emphasizes recent start or repair restoring full proper function
operating
vsup and running
3.9

Working or being used now

focuses on being usable after a recent start or repair rather than general functioning

Antonyms

out of order
28 2.1

Not working so you cannot use it, like a machine or toilet

non-operating
4.9

Not working now or not part of the main business activities

How Functional

functional
81 3.2
up and running
97 3.7
starting
1.0

Surface Forms

up and running positive

Morphology

up + and + running

The meaning 'operating and functioning properly' is directly derivable from the constituents: 'up' (indicating an operational/active state) combined with 'running' (functioning). This simple compositional reinforcement is a common English pattern (and echoed in other languages), so a B1 learner who knows the individual words will readily infer the overall meaning.

Etymology

The phrase up and running may come from the image of old machines and engines: when a machine was up and running, its parts moved and it could do work. So today up and running means 'working' or 'started' after repair or setup.