on-course

on-course — 慣用語

1. If a process, plan, or event is on course, it is developing as expected and will

1.慣用語B1
釋義

上軌道

按計畫發展，很可能成功

If a process, plan, or event is on course, it is developing as expected and will probably reach the intended result.

例句

The new hospital project is on course to open by next spring.

新的醫院工程正按計畫進行，預計明年春季啟用。

be on course + to-infinitive for future plans

Despite the storm, the cargo ship remained on course for Kobe.

儘管遭遇暴風雨，貨輪仍維持原定航線駛往神戶。

remain on course + for + destination

同義詞
  • on track

    More common in everyday speech; interchangeable in most contexts

  • set to

    Slightly more informal; emphasises readiness to begin the next stage

  • set

    Used predictively — e.g. 'is set to win' — similar register to 'on course'

反義詞
  • off course

    Direct antonym; also drawn from navigation metaphor

  • unlikely to

    Logical opposite; less idiomatic but functionally equivalent

文法句型

be on course + to-infinitive

be on course + for + noun phrase

用法筆記

Typically used with the verb 'be' (or verbs like 'remain' / 'stay'). Often followed by a to-infinitive or a for-phrase that names the intended goal.

常見錯誤

❌The project is in course to finish by June.
✅The project is on course to finish by June.
💡The correct preposition is 'on', not 'in'.
❌She was on course to finish her degree, since she already graduated.
✅She was on course to finish her degree before the pandemic hit.
💡'On course' describes a future trajectory, not a completed action.