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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Fraser and Carter then gave Scotland a brilliant flying start to the chase.
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ABC News, 18 June 2026
The United States got off to a flying start at the 2026 World Cup, thrashing Paraguay 4-1 on Friday in Los Angeles — the first time the men’s team has scored four goals in a World Cup finals match.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Hairstory got off to a flying start, despite being priced in the prestige range.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
As if that wasn’t enough of a flying start, Pickett is also adapting her play for the BBC, and has written a film about Joan of Arc with Baz Luhrmann.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 21 May 2026
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ABC News, 18 June 2026
The United States got off to a flying start at the 2026 World Cup, thrashing Paraguay 4-1 on Friday in Los Angeles — the first time the men’s team has scored four goals in a World Cup finals match.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Hairstory got off to a flying start, despite being priced in the prestige range.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
As if that wasn’t enough of a flying start, Pickett is also adapting her play for the BBC, and has written a film about Joan of Arc with Baz Luhrmann.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 21 May 2026
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“Flying start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flying%20start. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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