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Flying start

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An especially good start. idiomatic

    "The new restaurant got off to a flying start, packing out every night."

  2. 2
    a quick and auspicious beginning wordnet
  3. 3
    The start of a sports event in which the competitors are moving when they pass the starting line or initial jump point.
  4. 4
    a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line wordnet

Etymology

From sailboat races, where the ships should be 'flying' under full sail as they cross the starting line.

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