partire in quarta

== Italian == === Etymology === Literally, “to start in fourth (gear)”. Compare French en quatrième vitesse. === Verb === partìre in quarta (first-person singular present pàrto in quarta, first-person singular past historic partìi in quarta, past participle partìto in quarta, auxiliary èssere) to drive very fast; to speed (by extension) to shoot off (figurative, by extension) to hit the ground running; to get off a flying start; to come out swinging