head start



head start

An early start before the official or typical time to start something. Billy liked to get a head start on his homework before leaving school so he had more time to play with his friends when he got home. If I don't get a head start on the project, I'm going to miss the deadline.
See also: head, start

head start

An early start that confers an advantage, as in This year we'll get a head start on the competition by running more ads. The expression comes from racing, where it was used for a horse being given an advantage of several lengths over the others. Its extension to other areas dates from the early 1900s.
See also: head, start

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NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BurtBURTEnglish
Hahn[ha:n]
Aldis['ɔ:ldis]
DÉOdat-French
Cervantes[sə:'væntiz]
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