Up and running means started and working. It's said about a website, a device or a business that is already operating: The booking system is up and running again. After repairs or an opening: The café was up and running within a month of the renovation. The result of effort is get something up and running: We got the new printer up and running before the workshop.
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be up and running; get something up and running; up and running again
- The booking system is up and running again.
- We got the new printer up and running before the workshop.
- The café was up and running within a month of the renovation.
What changed
First versionThe new booking system is up and run.
RevisionThe new booking system is up and running.
Running can look like an extra -ing that a simple run could replace: up and run. But both parts of the pair are fixed: up and running. With the -ing back, the phrase is correct.
Good to go means everything is ready to launch. Up and running means it's already launched and working. A website can be good to go in the morning and only up and running after it goes live at noon.
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Complete the expression for a working system: The website is up and ___ again.
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running — The fixed form is up and running, with -ing. Run without the ending never appears in it.
You've finally fixed the home Wi-Fi. Tell your family in one sentence with up and running.
The Wi-Fi is up and running again, so you can finish your film.
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