flying start
noun
1
: a start in racing in which the participants are already moving when they cross the starting line or receive the starting signal
2
: a favorable start of something
Examples of flying start in a Sentence
The meeting got off to a flying start.
The restaurant made a flying start by filling up on opening night.
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Salah has enjoyed a flying start to the new season — scoring in the wins over Ipswich Town and Brentford.
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James Pearce, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Bayern’s record-breaking goals The Vincent Kompany era at Bayern Munich is already off to a flying start.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
Their visitors Venezuela are the only side from South America that have never been to a World Cup finals, but the ‘vino tinto’ have had a flying start to this campaign and continued their good run in the Copa America this summer.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Under the auspices of Comunidad de Madrid and the prestigious ECAM film school, the four day ECAM Forum co-production market got off to a flying start with its inaugural session, closing June 13 with an awards ceremony at Madrid’s historical Matadero cultural space.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 14 June 2024
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James Pearce, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Bayern’s record-breaking goals The Vincent Kompany era at Bayern Munich is already off to a flying start.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
Their visitors Venezuela are the only side from South America that have never been to a World Cup finals, but the ‘vino tinto’ have had a flying start to this campaign and continued their good run in the Copa America this summer.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Under the auspices of Comunidad de Madrid and the prestigious ECAM film school, the four day ECAM Forum co-production market got off to a flying start with its inaugural session, closing June 13 with an awards ceremony at Madrid’s historical Matadero cultural space.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 14 June 2024
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“Flying start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flying%20start. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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