to get off to a flying start

Examples

• All

• After weeks of planning, we finally got off to a flying start with the event.

• Sure got off to a flying start with him.

  Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)

• You're getting off to a flying start.

  This Could Be the Night (1957)

• The Elis have gotten off to a flying start this season, and Saturday's performance provided another example of the Yale golfers' skill.

  Blog text (13)

• The project really got off to a flying start after we secured the initial funding.

Synonyms

T

to take off

vsto get off to a flying start

86 3.0

To become successful or popular very quickly

refers specifically to early success at the start rather than later popularity

G

to get off the ground

vsto get off to a flying start

38 4.2

Start a project or business successfully so it begins to work

focuses more on quick early success rather than just becoming active

O

off and running

vsto get off to a flying start

4 4.8

Started well and now making good progress

is similar but emphasizes notable early achievement rather than steady progress

K

to kickstart

vsto get off to a flying start

4 3.8

To start something quickly and give it extra energy to grow

is about achieving early success rather than only providing an initial boost

T

to take wing

vsto get off to a flying start

• Literature

3 5.8

Begin to fly, like birds rising into the air or projects starting to do well

focuses on immediate measurable success rather than a general rise

O

off to the races

vsto get off to a flying start

• Informal

2 7.0

To start a task quickly with a lot of energy

centres on early measurable success instead of mere enthusiastic start

J

to jump off

vsto get off to a flying start

2 4.8

To start quickly and get an early lead

focuses on early success and measurable early progress

O

out of the blocks

vsto get off to a flying start

1 6.8

To start very quickly and with energy at the beginning of an activity

highlights early successful progress rather than relative speed alone

F

to fly out of the blocks

vsto get off to a flying start

6.7

Begin something very quickly and with a lot of energy

stresses achieving early success rather than just fast movement

Antonyms

F

failure

557 1.3

Not reaching what was planned or expected

How Successful

to get off to a flying start

1 4.9

to start

∞ 1.0

to stumble

129 1.6

to begin to crawl

1 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology