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
Here’s how to get a head start Oakland A’s to play in West Sacramento.
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Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
Naver got a head start on tailoring a search engine that met the tastes of the South Korean market, says Bokyung Suh, a Korea analyst at Bernstein Research.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Best Sandal Deals Savvy travelers are using the Amazon Big Spring Sale to get a head start on their summer shoe shopping.
—Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
Get a head start on planning your Easter dinner
Location: Charlotte area
Cost: Varies
Easter is coming up fast, so why not plan ahead and check out what local Charlotte restaurants and meal services are offering.
—Jody MacE, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2024
The 31-year-old chipmaker has catapulted to the technological forefront because of its head start in making the graphics processing units, or GPUs, required to fuel popular AI products such as ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini chatbot.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
Virginia’s Vietnamese Americans get head start celebrating Lunar New Year
But in other ways, much has changed since Chinese immigrants established the CYC in Chinatown in 1939.
—Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
The National Cancer Institute notes that early detection gives patients a head start on treatment and decrease the likelihood of cancer spreading.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
The delay in catching false narratives early is essentially giving disinformation a head start, Caulfield said, and could mean a delay in fact-checking efforts and context from journalists.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2024
Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
Naver got a head start on tailoring a search engine that met the tastes of the South Korean market, says Bokyung Suh, a Korea analyst at Bernstein Research.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Best Sandal Deals Savvy travelers are using the Amazon Big Spring Sale to get a head start on their summer shoe shopping.
—Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
Get a head start on planning your Easter dinner
Location: Charlotte area
Cost: Varies
Easter is coming up fast, so why not plan ahead and check out what local Charlotte restaurants and meal services are offering.
—Jody MacE, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2024
The 31-year-old chipmaker has catapulted to the technological forefront because of its head start in making the graphics processing units, or GPUs, required to fuel popular AI products such as ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini chatbot.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
Virginia’s Vietnamese Americans get head start celebrating Lunar New Year
But in other ways, much has changed since Chinese immigrants established the CYC in Chinatown in 1939.
—Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
The National Cancer Institute notes that early detection gives patients a head start on treatment and decrease the likelihood of cancer spreading.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
The delay in catching false narratives early is essentially giving disinformation a head start, Caulfield said, and could mean a delay in fact-checking efforts and context from journalists.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2024
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“Head start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20start. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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