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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In time, other competitor airplanes may enter the market, but Radia has a head start.
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Justin Worland, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
In the meantime, to give itself a head start in advancing through the bureaucratic process, AC Milan bought a plot of land in San Donato that had already received preliminary zoning approvals for a much smaller sports complex called SportsLifeCity.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
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Justin Worland, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
In the meantime, to give itself a head start in advancing through the bureaucratic process, AC Milan bought a plot of land in San Donato that had already received preliminary zoning approvals for a much smaller sports complex called SportsLifeCity.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Head start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20start. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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