Hitting on all cylinders Meaning in English

expression · lemma: hit on all cylinders

US

HIT-ing on AWL SIL-uhn-derz

UK

HIT-ing on AWL SIL-in-duhz

Definition

If a person, team, or system is "hitting on all cylinders," they are working at their best, with everything functioning smoothly and efficiently.

Usage & Nuances

This is an informal idiom, often used in sports, business, or teamwork to express high performance. It comes from car engines: if all cylinders fire, the engine runs perfectly. You can use it with people, teams, businesses, or systems. Variations: 'firing on all cylinders' (same meaning).

• Spanish: funcionar a la perfección - estar en su mejor momento
• Portuguese (BR): funcionando a todo vapor - no auge
• Portuguese (PT): a funcionar a todo o gás - no auge
• Chinese (Simplified): 全力运转 - 状态很佳
• Chinese (Traditional): 全力運轉 - 狀態極佳
• Hindi: पूरी क्षमता पर चलना - बेहतरीन प्रदर्शन करना
• Arabic: يعمل بكامل طاقته - في أفضل حالاته
• Bengali: সম্পূর্ণ কার্যক্ষম - দারুণ ছন্দে চলছে
• Russian: работает на полную мощность - работает как часы
• Japanese: 絶好調 - フル稼働
• Vietnamese: hoạt động hết công suất - chạy hết tốc lực
• Korean: 최고의 성과를 내다 - 모든 것이 완벽하게 돌아가다
• Turkish: tam kapasiteyle çalışmak - tüm hızıyla çalışmak
• Urdu: پوری رفتار پر کام کرنا - مکمل صلاحیت پر چلنا
• Indonesian: berjalan dengan sangat baik - bekerja secara maksimal

Example Sentences

Our team is hitting on all cylinders this season.

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The project is hitting on all cylinders and should finish early.

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The restaurant was hitting on all cylinders last night.

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After a rocky start, the company is finally hitting on all cylinders.

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When everyone is hitting on all cylinders, we get amazing results.

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Right now, the whole system is hitting on all cylinders—let’s keep it up!

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