Get Off The Ground (Verb)
Meaning
Get started or set in motion, used figuratively; "the project took a long time to get off the ground".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The new restaurant took months to get off the ground due to regulatory delays.
- Her fashion design business was struggling to get off the ground because of intense competition.
- After four years of planning, the startup finally got off the ground with its revolutionary new product.
- Despite years of fundraising, the community center took a while to get off the ground due to lack of interest.
- It took months of negotiation for the renovation project to get off the ground and begin construction.