get/make an early start
idiom
: to get started on a journey, activity, etc., early in the day
We want to get an early start tomorrow.
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Consumer Holiday Mindsets Deliberate October AND November More holiday shoppers than ever want to get an early start to shopping, needing to balance the rising prices of discretionary items while also finding the perfect gifts.
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Fairchild Studio, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024
Due to the mild winter, chinch bugs may get an early start; apply an insecticide as needed.
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—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
There was one production truck that arrived early in the week in Glendale to get an early start on operations just in case the game was moved because of the terrible L.A. wildfires.
—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
This is likely affecting Americans who want to get an early start on holiday travel as winter weather advisories were issued for 12 states by the National Weather Service (NWS).
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Fairchild Studio, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024
Due to the mild winter, chinch bugs may get an early start; apply an insecticide as needed.
18.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
There was one production truck that arrived early in the week in Glendale to get an early start on operations just in case the game was moved because of the terrible L.A. wildfires.
—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
This is likely affecting Americans who want to get an early start on holiday travel as winter weather advisories were issued for 12 states by the National Weather Service (NWS).
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Get/make an early start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%2Fmake%20an%20early%20start. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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