up and coming—becoming more and more successful; showing great promise:
- David is an up and coming assistant professor in the Computer Science department.
Cf.: up-andcomer—a person who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to become even more successful in the future:
- Fisher is an up and comer in the music industry.
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the adjective upcoming—forthcoming; about to happen:
- If you would like to register for the upcoming event, complete the registration form.
up and running—(of a machine, etc.) operating; functioning (especially when fixed after a breakdown):
- Now that the operating system is up and running, it is time to make it more secure.
Note: The expression is not equivalent in meaning to the phrase off and running—
1. (of horse races) having started:
- The crowd’s on its feet at the finish screaming their heads off. And in five minutes, the next race is off and running….
2. making a good start; progressing well:
- The construction was going to take two years, but we were off and running, and it appeared we would finish on schedule.