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on course

on course prepositional phrase: following the intended route.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Following the intended route.
  2. (idiomatic) Proceeding 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
  3. (idiomatic) Likely 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

on course meaning in Bengali

on course in Bengali

নির্ধারিত পথ অনুসরণ করা

Origin of on course

From on + course.

Questions about on course

What does on course mean?
On course means following the intended route.
What is on course in Bengali?
On course in Bengali is নির্ধারিত পথ অনুসরণ করা. See On course meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is on course?
On course is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on course in the dictionary

  1. on cloud seven
  2. on command
  3. on condition
  4. on condition that
  5. on contact
  6. on course
  7. on credit
  8. on cue
  9. on dead dogs
  10. on death's doorstep
  11. on deck

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: on course (page history and authors); on course (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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