running start

running start

English

Noun

running start (plural running starts)

  1. (sports) A start to a race in which a contestant is already at full speed before reaching the starting line or take-off point.
  2. (idiomatic) An initial advantage at the beginning of some action or pursuit; a head start.
    His background in the military gave him a running start in his engineering career.
    The basketball season got off to a running start last week.

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