- head start
- nounthe advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race) (Freq. 1)-
with an hour's start he will be hard to catch
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head start,1. an advantage or lead allowed someone at the beginning of a race.2. an advantage gained by beginning something before somebody else; being ahead; lead: »The candidate who can convince voters he knows best…will have a head start toward election (Wall Street Journal).
Head Start,U.S. an educational project of the Federal antipoverty program established in the 1960's, consisting of classroom training for preschool children in order to give them a head start or prepare them for entry into the regular school system on a level comparable to that of children who got such training in their homes.* * *
noun, pl ⋯ starts [count]1 : an advantage given to a someone at the beginning of a raceThey gave me a five-minute head start.
2 : an advantage that you have or get when you are starting to do somethingShe took some extra classes to get a head start in/on her career.
His natural athletic talent gave him a head start on/over his peers.
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an advantage that sb already has before they start doing sth•
Being able to speak French gave her a head start over the other candidates.
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High scores in the first part gave the Italian team a head start over their rivals.
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If we leave early, we can get a head start.
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She wanted to give her children a good head start in their education.
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Some previous knowledge of the subject gave her a head start on the new course.
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Children and teenagers have a head start if they have a stable family unit.
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We've got a real head start on the rest of the industry.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
