'flying start' definitions:
Definition of 'flying start'
(from WordNet)
noun
A racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line [syn: flying start, running start]
noun
A quick and auspicious beginning [syn: flying start, running start]
Synonyms of 'flying start'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- A,
- advantage,
- alpha,
- beginning,
- blast-off,
- bulge,
- coign of vantage,
- commencement,
- creation,
- cutting edge,
- dawn,
- drop,
- edge,
- establishment,
- foundation,
- fresh start,
- head start,
- inside track,
- institution,
- jump,
- jump-off,
- kick-off,
- leading edge,
- new departure,
- odds,
- oncoming,
- onset,
- opening,
- origin,
- origination,
- outbreak,
- outset,
- running start,
- send-off,
- setting in motion,
- setting-up,
- something extra,
- something in reserve,
- square one,
- start,
- start-off,
- starting point,
- take-off,
- upper hand,
- vantage,
- vantage ground,
- vantage point,
- whip hand