off the bat en · ADP
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From cricket, baseball, and other sports where a bat is used to strike a ball and the players have to make an immediate decision where to run and what plays to make after a successful strike.
Meanings
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(US, idiomatic) From the start; immediately; right away.
I didn't see anything wrong, off the bat.
hot off the bat; straight off the bat
"We're not going to uplift the frequency until we've got the new trains. But what we've seen straight off the bat has been a big winner for our customers."
2023 November 29, Richard Foster, “Tyne & Wear Metro goes with the flow”, in RAIL, number 997, page 35:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| off the back | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
straight out of the chute · off rip · from the get-go · right off the bat · out of the gate · off the rip