on course for something

on course for (something)

Progressing or developing as planned, scheduled, or expected toward some goal or end point. Everyone in our entire department is on course for their sales quotas for the year. Those two have been dating since high school, so they're definitely on course for marriage.See also: course, on

on course for something

COMMON If you are on course for something good, you are likely to achieve it. Hungary's Krisztina Egerszegi is on course for a third gold medal at the European Championships. City experts believe the club is on course for a £5 million profit this year.See also: course, on, something

on ˈcourse for something/to do something

likely to achieve or do something because you have already started to do it: The American economy is on course for higher inflation than Britain by the end of the year.See also: course, on, something