flying start
noun
1
: a start in racing in which the participants are already moving when they cross the starting line or receive the starting signal
2
: a favorable start of something
Examples of flying start in a Sentence
The meeting got off to a flying start.
The restaurant made a flying start by filling up on opening night.
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Player to watch in 2025 – Grace Clinton The PFA Young Player of the Year has enjoyed a flying start on her return to Manchester United.
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Jessica Hopkins, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Cunha’s role in Pereira’s flying start to life in the Premier League has been huge.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Salah has enjoyed a flying start to the new season — scoring in the wins over Ipswich Town and Brentford.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Bayern’s record-breaking goals The Vincent Kompany era at Bayern Munich is already off to a flying start.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
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Jessica Hopkins, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Cunha’s role in Pereira’s flying start to life in the Premier League has been huge.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Salah has enjoyed a flying start to the new season — scoring in the wins over Ipswich Town and Brentford.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Bayern’s record-breaking goals The Vincent Kompany era at Bayern Munich is already off to a flying start.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Flying start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flying%20start. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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