head start

See also: headstart and Head Start

English

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Noun

head start (plural head starts)

1. (idiomatic) An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a race.

   Fred gave his younger brother a five minute head start in the Easter egg hunt.

   I want to set off at dawn to get a head start over the competition.

2. (idiomatic) A factor conducive to superiority and success.

   His father's money gave him a head start in life.

Synonyms

• forestart

Translations

an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position

Bulgarian: фалстарт (falstart) Czech: náskok m Danish: forspring n Dutch: voorsprong (nl) m Finnish: etumatka (fi) French: longueur d’avance (fr) f German: Vorsprung (de) m Hungarian: előny (hu), egérút (hu) Polish: fory (pl) nvir pl Russian: преиму́щество (ru) n (preimúščestvo), фо́ра (ru) f (fóra) (colloquial) Spanish: ventaja inicial f, ventaje inicial m (disused), ir calentando (verb), adelantarse (verb) Swedish: försprång (sv) n

factor conducive to superiority or success

Bulgarian: преимущество (bg) n (preimuštestvo) Czech: výhoda (cs) f Finnish: varaslähtö (fi) Polish: fory (pl) nvir pl Russian: преиму́щество (ru) n (preimúščestvo), фо́ра (ru) f (fóra) (colloquial) Spanish: ventaja (es) f, ventaje m (disused)

See also

• steal a march

Anagrams

• death star