kickoff

Examples

• All

• Coming up in a half hour on NewsSix at Seven, Governor Slater's campaign kickoff rally ...

  Fiction book (1992)

• The kickoff for the annual music festival will take place at noon in the city park.

• The opening kickoff is coming up next.

  Two for the Money (2005)

• And I believe that we are set now for the kickoff... and you are about to see it live.

  End Game (2006)

• I hope you have an amazing day and we will see you tomorrow for the kickoff for Anxiety Week.

• This is the kickoff, and we are underway.

  80 for Brady (2023)

• The acceptance speech is the formal conclusion of the convention and serves as the official kickoff of the presidential campaign.

  Academic text (2003)

• I am standing inside Plaza Mayor in Salamanca, Spain where crowds have lined up for the kickoff of what is without question a landmark summit.

  Vantage Point (2008)

• The mentoring program in Henrico County begins with an annual kickoff event where mentees and mentors formally meet each other.

  Academic text (2013)

• Thousands of fans gathered at the stadium early for the kickoff of the championship game.

Synonyms

B

beginning

vskickoff

∞ 1.0

The first part of something when it starts

is focused on an official opening of events or periods

S

start

vskickoff

∞ 1.0

The time or place when something begins

is the formal moment that begins an event or period

O

opening

vskickoff

358 1.0

The first part that marks the start of something, for example a ceremony

refers more broadly to the official first moment of an activity

D

debut

vskickoff

218 4.9

A first public appearance by a person or thing

is the general official opening for events beyond public presentations

I

inauguration

vskickoff

• Formal

124 6.0

An official ceremony to mark the start of a leader's term or the opening of an important place

is a general official opening not limited to ceremonial cases

S

starting point

vskickoff

78 3.0

A place, time, or situation that people use as a basis for later action

focuses specifically on the official opening of an event or period

O

outset

vskickoff

61 3.9

The beginning of something, especially the first part

emphasizes the formal opening moment rather than the early stage

O

opener

vskickoff

58 2.5

The first event in a series, often a performance or game

applies to a single official moment rather than a series first item

G

get-go

vskickoff

• Informal

54 6.9

The very start of an activity or project

is the formal or official opening moment of an event or period

S

showtime

vskickoff

52 2.8

The time when a performance or event is set to start

is the official opening of an event rather than its scheduled time

S

startup

vskickoff

13 3.4

The act of starting a machine, process, or system

is the official opening moment for events or activity periods

S

starting time

vskickoff

11 1.8

The planned time when something begins

is the act or moment that officially begins an activity

J

jump-off

vskickoff

• US

11 4.1

The place or time where an event begins

is the formal opening of an event or period more broadly

C

commencement

vskickoff

9 4.4

The start of something, for example an event or action

is the official opening moment for an event or activity

S

start-off

vskickoff

1 3.2

The first moment when a race or event begins

is the official moment that begins an event or period

S

starting signal

vskickoff

1 3.5

A sound or light that shows the start of a race

is the formal occasion that marks an event's opening

C

curtain raiser

vskickoff

1 5.6

A short event or performance that comes before the main show

is the official opening of the main event rather than the introduction

Antonyms

C

conclusion

164 2.2

The last part of an event, activity, or piece of writing

T

termination

• Formal

63 4.7

The act of ending something, like a job or contract

How Official

inauguration

• Formal

124 6.0

to launch

765 3.7

kickoff

31 3.7

start

∞ 1.0

beginning

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology