out of the gate

• out of the starting gate, out the gate, out the starting gate, right out of the gate, right out the gate, straight out of the gate, straight out the gate

Analogy from various sports and activities, such as hound racing and bull-riding.

out of the gate

1. (idiomatic) At or from the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.

   Synonym: off the bat

   • 2022 November 12, Matteo Wong, “How Did America End Up With the Z.O.M.B.I.E. Act?”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

     If nicknames and partisan battles are inevitable, better to control branding out of the gate.

• “out of the gate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.