false start

fɔːls stɑːt

Definition

Definition of false start - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

bad kickoffunsuccessful attempt to begin something

Their first business was a false start, but they learned valuable lessons..

sportsathlete starts a race too early

The runner was disqualified for a false start.

break

fault

jump

American football

TECH.

offensive player moves before the snap

TECH.

The team was penalized for a false start.

infraction

penalty

violation

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Expressions with false

false alarm

warning signal given by mistake

The fire drill turned out to be a false alarm.

false economy

attempt to save money that leads to more costs

Buying cheap tires was a false economy.

false friend

person pretending to be a friend but not trustworthy

He realized she was a false friend after the betrayal.

false front

facade giving deceptive appearance

The building had a false front to make it look larger.

someone's words rang false

exp.

seem insincere or lacking genuine feeling

His apology sounded polished, but his words rang false to everyone.

strike a false note

to create an impression that is not sincere

His apology struck a false note with the audience.

Expressions with start

start on

begin a task or activity

She will start on her homework after dinner.

start up

cause to begin operating

She helped start up the new project at work..

clean start

new beginning without past problems

After the move, she felt it was a clean start.

start off

initiate an activity or action

She decided to start off the project with a brainstorming session.

make a fresh start

begin again with a new approach

After the move, they decided to make a fresh start in the new city.

off to a bad start

adv.

beginning in a negative or unsuccessful way

The project was off to a bad start.

start a family

begin having children

They decided to start a family right after their wedding..

start at the bottom

begin a process from the most basic level

We need to start at the bottom to fix this issue.

start from nothing

begin a project without any resources or help

She decided to start from nothing and build her own company.

start out

begin a journey or trip

We will start out early in the morning.

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beat the gun

false start

start before the signal

Examples of false start in a sentence

The project faced a false start due to funding issues.
He was frustrated by his false start in the finals.
The false start caused a delay in the competition.
A false start pushed the offense back five yards.
The referee flagged a false start before the ball was snapped.

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French:faux départ, départ anticipé, ...
German:Fehlstart, Frühstart, ...
Italian:falso inizio, partenza falsa, ...
Spanish:intento fallido, salida en falso, ...
Portuguese:falso começo, falsa partida, ...
Chinese:错误的起步, 抢跑, ...
Japanese:失敗したスタート, フライング, ...
Arabic:بِدايَةٌ مُتَعَثِّرَة, انْطِلاق خَاطِئ, ...
Hebrew:הַתְחָלָה כּוֹשֶׁלֶת, זִינּוּק מוּקְדָּם, ...
Russian:неудачное начало, фальстарт, ...
Ukrainian:невдала спроба, фальстарт, ...
Hindi:असफल शुरुआत, गलत शुरुआत, ...
Bengali:ব্যর্থ সূচনা, ভুল শুরু, ...
Catalan:fals començament, fals inici, ...
Czech:falešný start, ulitý start, ...
Danish:mislykket start, tyvstart, ...
Dutch:valse start, ...
Greek:αποτυχημένη αρχή, πρόωρη εκκίνηση, ...
Hungarian:rossz kezdés, kiugrás, ...
Khmer:ការចាប់ផ្តើមមិនជោគជ័យ, ការចេញដំណើរមុនសញ្ញា, ...
Korean:실패한 시작, 부정 출발, ...
Persian:شروع ناموفق, شروع زودهنگام, ...
Polish:nieudany start, fałszywy start, ...
Portuguese (BR):falso começo, falsa partida, ...
Romanian:început eșuat, start fals, ...
Swedish:misslyckat försök, tjuvstart, ...
Thai:การเริ่มต้นที่ล้มเหลว, การออกตัวก่อนเวลา, ...
Turkish:yanlış başlangıç, yanlış çıkış, ...
Vietnamese:khởi đầu thất bại, xuất phát sai, ...

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