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running start en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A start to a race in which a contestant is already at full speed before reaching the starting line or take-off point.
2. (idiomatic) An initial advantage at the beginning of some action or pursuit; a head start.
   • The basketball season got off to a running start last week.
   • His background in the military gave him a running start in his engineering career.

Forms

Relateds

rolling start · flying start

Translations (1)

pl start z rozbiegu (sports: start to a race in which a contestant is already at full speed before reaching the starting line or take-off point)