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.
Recent Examples on the Web
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.
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Annika Pham, Variety, 14 June 2024
Jace Stuckey, Triton Central: The senior quarterback and Eastern Michigan commit got off to a flying start by completing 16-for-21 through the air for 415 yards and five touchdowns in a 41-13 win over Cascade.
—Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Aug. 2023
That said, Threads is off to a flying start elsewhere, having already amassed over 30 million users.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 6 July 2023
The huge appeal of Glastonbury did not prevent London’s biggest festival getting off to a flying start over the same weekend.
—Mark Sutherland, Variety, 3 July 2023
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Annika Pham, Variety, 14 June 2024
Jace Stuckey, Triton Central: The senior quarterback and Eastern Michigan commit got off to a flying start by completing 16-for-21 through the air for 415 yards and five touchdowns in a 41-13 win over Cascade.
—Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Aug. 2023
That said, Threads is off to a flying start elsewhere, having already amassed over 30 million users.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 6 July 2023
The huge appeal of Glastonbury did not prevent London’s biggest festival getting off to a flying start over the same weekend.
—Mark Sutherland, Variety, 3 July 2023
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“Flying start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flying%20start. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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