likely to achieve or do sth because you have already started to do it :
The American economy is on course for higher inflation than Britain by the end of the year.
ON COURSE FOR STH / TO DO STH
Meaning of ON COURSE FOR STH / TO DO STH in English
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005