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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On Sunday, No. 1 seed Houston got off to a flying start against No. 2 seed Tennessee and never looked back in a 69-50 victory.
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Nick Duffy, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
There was no real jeopardy for the neutral apart from Ravindra’s flying start and India slipping to 122 for 3.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The evening got off to a flying start with a performance by Theo Croker’s jazz quartet.
—Edmund Vallance, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025
Last season, Szoboszlai faded badly after a flying start to his Liverpool career.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Nick Duffy, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
There was no real jeopardy for the neutral apart from Ravindra’s flying start and India slipping to 122 for 3.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The evening got off to a flying start with a performance by Theo Croker’s jazz quartet.
—Edmund Vallance, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025
Last season, Szoboszlai faded badly after a flying start to his Liverpool career.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flying start
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“Flying start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flying%20start. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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