English Explanatory Dictionary

out of the gate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. At or from the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.

Word forms

out of the gate out of the starting gate out the gate out the starting gate right out of the gate right out the gate straight out of the gate straight out the gate

Etymology

Analogy from various sports and activities, such as hound racing and bull-riding.

Synonyms

off the bat
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