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running start

noun
🔊/ˌrʌnɪŋ ˈstɑːt/
🔊/ˌrʌnɪŋ ˈstɑːrt/
[singular] (especially North American English)
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  1. a start to a race in which the runners are already running when they reach the starting line
    • The racers were given a running start.赛车手获得了一个良好的开端。
    • (figurative) The Democratic candidate seems to be off to a running start.这位民主党候选人似乎开局良好。