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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Reality may catch up — consumer sentiment legged down in August after two months of improvement — but the vibes have a head start.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025
OpenAI and the Big Tech players have enjoyed a good head start with their respective foundation AI models, while Beijing has long considered AI a strategic priority.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
While most broths are perfectly serviceable for rounding out the flavors of a soup or giving a brothy head start to a braise, Epic provides the kind of gelatine-rich base that is worthy of spinning up into a ramen broth for weeknight noodle duty.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Stories about Trevor letting Travis have a 100-yard head start in a race across 120 yards when Trevor was just starting to run and TJ was beginning to blossom as a football star.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025
OpenAI and the Big Tech players have enjoyed a good head start with their respective foundation AI models, while Beijing has long considered AI a strategic priority.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
While most broths are perfectly serviceable for rounding out the flavors of a soup or giving a brothy head start to a braise, Epic provides the kind of gelatine-rich base that is worthy of spinning up into a ramen broth for weeknight noodle duty.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Stories about Trevor letting Travis have a 100-yard head start in a race across 120 yards when Trevor was just starting to run and TJ was beginning to blossom as a football star.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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