Definition of HEAD START

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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Planting Eggplant Give eggplants a head start on the growing season by starting them indoors, six to nine weeks before the average last frost. — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, "The Secret to Growing the Most Flavorful Eggplants," 27 July 2018 The change is a step to venture beyond the tech giant’s user base, which is large but currently tethered to device owners, to effectively compete with companies that have a big head start... — Tripp Mickle, WSJ, "Apple TV on a Samsung? iPhone Giant Makes Risky Jump to Other Devices to Sell Services," 26 Mar. 2019 Democrats acknowledge that Trump has a head start in fine-tuning the campaign’s data and online fundraising capabilities. — Michelle Ye Hee Lee, The Seattle Times, "Trump reelection campaign has $100 million head start over Democrats," 16 Oct. 2018 Students who put off networking until after getting their degrees might not secure employment as fast as those who had four-year head starts. — Valencia Higuera, The Seattle Times, "9 biggest career mistakes college grads make," 20 Feb. 2019 Xalkori’s approval gave Pfizer a head start studying patients whose tumors became resistant to the drug, according to company officials and Dr. Shaw. — Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, "Pfizer Pivots to Cancer Drugs for Growth," 27 Jan. 2019 By announcing early, Warren was able to get a head start amongst her colleagues who are also predicted to run, including Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ). — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, "How to Tell If a Candidate Is Planning to Run for President in 2020," 31 Dec. 2018 Cars have had almost a century’s head start over electric scooters, so cities are designed with cars in mind, leaving room for little else on streets. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "The scooter stampede of 2018 is great news for urban transportation," 5 Dec. 2018 The company had a multi-year head start and by all accounts is still several years ahead of rivals. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Waymo’s ambitious plans for high-speed taxis could be holding it back," 3 Dec. 2018

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