head start
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2.5
- noun
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- She got a head start on her studies, allowing her to finish the project ahead of her classmates.
- get a head start
- give a head start
- a head start in music
And so the Eagles get like a quarter second head start in momentum transfer.
- And so the Eagles get like a quarter second head start in momentum transfer.
- So then when the when it did happen, we had a head start against anybody else.
- You've got, you've got a, you've got a huge head start in that you've,
- Yeah, Marathon Sunday, you know, they gave me a three hour head start with the Achilles track athletes.
- I, I don't want I, I mean, I have an absolute incredible head start because of my circumstances.
- So how it appears right now and things can change is that they gave him a head start.
- And basically you chop up the lemongrass just to give the food processor a little head start.
Examples
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I took Nov. 1st off work to get a head start, and I'm past 10k now.
Blog text (15) -
Just trying to get a head start on life and secure a successful future.
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So then when the when it did happen, we had a head start against anybody else.
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How much of a head start does he have on us?
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Thanks for the head start, Chief.
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Academic text (1992) -
Her path in life has yet to be determined, but she has already gotten a head start.
Academic text (2008) -
We have a three-hour head start.
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In those four months, Ebola gained a head start that would prove devastating.
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Nonetheless, Lang was delighted that they already had a head start and asked them to show him their work.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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2.5
An advantage gained by beginning earlier than others
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3.7
A very good beginning that gives an early advantage
Antonyms
How Advantageous
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an advantage gained by beginning before others' follows directly from combining 'head' (foremost/front) with 'start' (beginning): it literally suggests starting from a position ahead of others. This compositional, spatial metaphor is common across languages and contexts (e.g., races), so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the idiom's meaning.
Etymology
The noun head start may come from old races where a runner's head was placed a little bit in front at the start, so they began earlier than the others. That's why today head start means 'an advantage' you get by beginning before someone else.