flying start (redirected from flying starts)

flying start

n. In both senses also called running start.

1. Sports A racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they cross the starting line.

2. A quick or auspicious beginning.

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flying start

Noun

1. any promising beginning: a flying start to the new financial year

2. a start to a race in which the competitor is already travelling at speed as he or she passes the starting line

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flying start - a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line running start racing start - the start of a race
	2.	flying start - a quick and auspicious beginning running start start - the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"

Translations

flying start n to get off to a flying start → empezar con buen pie

flying start n to get off to a flying start → faire un excellent départ

flying start fly n to get off to a flying start (Sport) → hervorragend wegkommen (fig); einen glänzenden Start haben

flying start n to get off to a flying start → partire come un razzo