fast start

collocation in English

meaningsoffastandstart

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withstart.
fast
adjective
uk
/fɑːst/us
/fæst/
moving or happening quickly, or able to move or ...
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start
noun
uk
/stɑːt/us
/stɑːrt/
the beginning ...
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(Definition offastandstartfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffast start

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The scheme has got off to a veryfaststart.
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This mode is also suitable forfaststartand directional adjustment with large-angle, but its turning speed and turning angle are difficult to control accurately in practice.
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In particular,faststartfunding is going to be very important.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The additional funds will allow afaststartto be made on motorway widening.
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There is, moreover, a quantified commitment to the so-called 'faststart'.
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I should hate to think what he would define as afaststart.
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That was a good start—afaststart; we were on our way.
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Afaststartwas important.
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That is an incrediblyfaststartto ensure that all those resources get where they are supposed to be.
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Hisfaststartin earned him an everyday player role.
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He got off to afaststartwinning the first set decisively 6-1.
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They got off to afaststartscoring touchdowns on their first two possessions.
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The 49ers got off to afaststart, and in the third quarter led 277.
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Bennani had afaststartfrom pole position and quickly distanced himself from the rest of the field.
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Those limitations also influence thefaststart-up capability of the gas turbine by requiring waiting times.
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Kazemi got off to afaststartaveraging 17.5 points and 11.14 rebounds in the first 14 games of the season, before conference play started.
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After an earlyfaststartthe city and the province declined in relative national importance in the course of the 20th century.
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