starting blocks
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For me, the characters are all at the starting blocks, but the gun to start the race hasn’t fired yet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2025
So - which parts of Team GB triumphed, and which struggled to get off the starting blocks?
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2024
Still, despite Hayden and Brandon Tanev throwing some first-period weight around, the sluggish game had trouble getting out of its starting blocks.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
Britain and the euro zone out of the starting blocks already.
From Reuters ● Feb. 5, 2023
Ben’s shoulder hurt until the bell rang at three o’clock releasing the students like a pistol at the starting blocks.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
