flying start

== English == === Etymology === From sailboat races, where the ships should be 'flying' under full sail as they cross the starting line. === Pronunciation === === Noun === flying start (plural flying starts) (idiomatic) An especially good start. The new restaurant got off to a flying start, packing out every night. The start of a sports event in which the competitors are moving when they pass the starting line or initial jump point. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== with flying colours ==== Further reading ==== “flying start” (US) / “flying start” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. “flying start”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “a flying start” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.