head start
noun
1
: an advantage granted or achieved at the beginning of a race, a chase, or a competition
a 10-minute head start
2
: a favorable or promising beginning
Examples of head start in a Sentence
They gave me a five-minute head start.
She took some extra classes to get a head start in her career.
His natural athletic talent gave him a head start on his peers.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Think of this promo as a head start for players during a busy week in sports.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
As Kuiper heads to space, Starlink has a six-year head start.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
But if the Eagles wanted to get a head start on drafting an eventual successor for Johnson, where better to learn than right beside him?
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for head start
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“Head start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20start. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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