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head start

NOUN
advantage of early start
Synonyms
WEAK
first crack running start

Example Sentences

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Wet earth, plenty of sunshine and a lack of frosts have combined to give some plants a noticeable head start.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Schwab is not the only firm now offering children as young as 13 greater autonomy over their investments — a change that they believe can give kids a better head start in building good habits.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s general purpose chatbot, had a head start and is more popular with consumers, so Anthropic has focused its attention on software developers and business customers.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

While Fiddelke only officially became CEO Feb. 1, his prior role as chief operating officer gave him a head start on the turnaround plan.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Once it had lost the head start that it had enjoyed thanks to its locally available concentration of domesticable wild plants and animals, the Fertile Crescent possessed no further compelling geographic advantages.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond