get/have/make a late start

idiom

: to start at a later time than one meant to

We arrived late because we got/had/made a late start.

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Schools in a handful of other districts will get a late start Monday, the office said. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2023 Some branches, if bark is still alive, might get a late start. —

oregonlive, 4 Dec. 2021 Biden will also get a late start because Trump still hasn’t conceded the election and his administration seeks to obstruct the transition process. —

Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 19 Nov. 2020 Families still figuring out whether their kids will be learning in classrooms or on couches likely will get a late start on back-to-school shopping, the retail industry’s second-biggest shopping period after the holidays. —

Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 17 Aug. 2020

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