Usually means: Start actively and energetically immediately.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word hit the ground running:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. hit the ground running: Merriam-Webster
  2. hit the ground running: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hit the ground running: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. hit the ground running: Wiktionary
  5. hit the ground running: Dictionary.com
  6. Hit the Ground Running: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. hit the ground running: TheFreeDictionary.com
  8. Hit the ground running: Phrase Finder
  9. hit the ground running: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)
  2. hit the ground running: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hit the ground running: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (hit the ground running)

verb:  (idiomatic) To begin an activity immediately and with full commitment.

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