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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Honor is looking to get a head start on Samsung, which has its own foldable launch next week on July 9.
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Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 2 July 2025
That's not something competitors like OpenAI are doing yet, so that, combined with a head start in video generation, has allowed Runway to grow and stay competitive so far.
—ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
Given Waymo’s head start and potential competition from Amazon and others, dominating the driverless market to that extent could be a reach.
—Bernard Condon, Fortune, 22 June 2025
The 26-year-old newcomer to Illinois got a head start on fundraising, bringing in more than $375,000 in the first weeks of her campaign on a pitch to run a different kind of race, based on mutual aid efforts.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
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Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 2 July 2025
That's not something competitors like OpenAI are doing yet, so that, combined with a head start in video generation, has allowed Runway to grow and stay competitive so far.
—ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
Given Waymo’s head start and potential competition from Amazon and others, dominating the driverless market to that extent could be a reach.
—Bernard Condon, Fortune, 22 June 2025
The 26-year-old newcomer to Illinois got a head start on fundraising, bringing in more than $375,000 in the first weeks of her campaign on a pitch to run a different kind of race, based on mutual aid efforts.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
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“Head start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20start. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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