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) m pl, przewaga na starcie
• Russian: преиму́щество (ru) n (preimúščestvo), фо́ра (ru) f (fóra) (colloquial)
• Swedish: försprång (sv) n

factor conducive to superiority or success

• Bulgarian: преимущество (bg) n (preimuštestvo)
• Czech: výhoda (cs) f
• Finnish: varaslähtö (fi)
• Russian: преиму́щество (ru) n (preimúščestvo), фо́ра (ru) f (fóra) (colloquial)
• Spanish: ventaja (es) f

See also

• steal a march

Anagrams

• death star