hit the ground
Make contact below
Hit the ground means to land or make contact with the earth's surface, but it almost always appears in extended expressions.
To hit the ground running is to begin immediately at full speed, ready to work.
When plans or initiatives hit the ground, they move from concept to implementation: The new policy hits the ground next month.
A falling person or object that hits the ground arrives at the bottom.
- landEarth's solid surface
- crashSudden violent impact
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- fallDescend under gravity
- thudDull impact noise
slam · drop · touch down · parachute drop · hard landing · collapse · plummet · belly flop · pavement · dirt · concrete · knees · running · sprinting · boots · feet · splat · tumble
- morningmorning, sunrise, daybreak, dawn, mid-morning
hitting, hitter, hitters, ground, grounds, grounded, grounding, groundless, underground