off the mark

You cannot underestimate the importance of them getting off the mark at Portman Road, but I don't see them following it up with another success on Sunday.

Professor Steven Broomhead, chief executive of Warrington Borough Council said the council was not "slow off the mark" in the recovery and clean-up operation.

Several times now, he's been late off the mark, belatedly following Musk's lead after all hell broke loose.

Bulldogs guard Dusty Stromer rose for a three-pointer that could have given his team the lead with 17 seconds left, but the shot was off the mark and Clark grabbed the rebound before getting fouled.

A Caleb Love three-pointer was off the mark, the ball bouncing off the rim and within an inch of going out of bounds before North Carolina teammate Armando Bacot made a wild, over-the-shoulder save directly to Love, whose next three-pointer went in.