head start

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see also: Head Start

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Noun

head start (plural head starts)

1. (idiomatic) An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a race.

   Fred gave his younger brother a five minute head start in the Easter egg hunt.

   I want to set off at dawn to get a head start over the competition.

2. (idiomatic) A factor conducive to superiority and success.

   His father's money gave him a head start in life.

Synonyms

• forestart

Translations

• French: longueur d’avance
• German: Vorsprung
• Russian: преиму́щество

Translations

• Russian: преиму́щество
• Spanish: ventaja

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Head Start

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Proper noun

1. In the United States, a government-funded preschool program for impoverished children.

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