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
Seattle got a head start on the trade deadline by acquiring first baseman Josh Naylor from the Arizona Diamondbacks last week.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Summertime is an excellent opportunity to get a head start on a few home improvement projects, but not every job benefits from the heat and humidity of the season.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2025
That is, unless these bodies got a head start by skipping the stellar life and birth stage of this process.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 July 2025
While no two crises are alike, customizable frameworks for press releases, social media posts, internal updates and stakeholder memos give teams a valuable head start.
—Nicole Tidei, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Summertime is an excellent opportunity to get a head start on a few home improvement projects, but not every job benefits from the heat and humidity of the season.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2025
That is, unless these bodies got a head start by skipping the stellar life and birth stage of this process.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 July 2025
While no two crises are alike, customizable frameworks for press releases, social media posts, internal updates and stakeholder memos give teams a valuable head start.
—Nicole Tidei, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for head start
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“Head start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20start. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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