from zero
idiom
: from a point at which nothing has been done yet
You'll have to start from zero if you can't find your notes.
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Putting the pedal to the metal requires full concentration, since acceleration from zero to 60 mph takes just 4.5 seconds.
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Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025
The electro-magnetic propulsion launch system shot riders from zero to 100 mph in 7 seconds.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
As a result, internal innovation efforts would take around three years to go from zero to one—by which time the market changed, a big hole had been dug and the pressure for overnight success was enormous.
—Mark Francis, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The total score ranges from zero to 104, with higher scores indicating greater severity or disability.
—New Atlas, 16 Mar. 2025
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Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025
The electro-magnetic propulsion launch system shot riders from zero to 100 mph in 7 seconds.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
As a result, internal innovation efforts would take around three years to go from zero to one—by which time the market changed, a big hole had been dug and the pressure for overnight success was enormous.
—Mark Francis, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The total score ranges from zero to 104, with higher scores indicating greater severity or disability.
—New Atlas, 16 Mar. 2025
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“From zero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20zero. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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