They are off to a great start.What does "off" mean here?

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They are off to a great start.What does "off" mean here?

off是表示状态的副词,通常是离开这样的意味.
整个句子是说他们已经以一个很好的开头起航了(不一定是真正意义的起航,可能是出发/开始做某事的意思)
可以对比set off中的off