Idiom
running start
Meaning
An initial advantage at the beginning of some action or pursuit; a head start.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Starting early gives you a running start on the project.”
“Because she studied the material all summer, she had a running start when the difficult semester finally began.”
“By securing the initial funding from private investors, the startup gained a significant running start over its competitors in the crowded technology market.”
Examples
simple
“Starting early gives you a running start on the project.”
contextual
“Because she studied the material all summer, she had a running start when the difficult semester finally began.”
complex
“By securing the initial funding from private investors, the startup gained a significant running start over its competitors in the crowded technology market.”
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