What does fly out of the blocks mean?

fly out of the blocks

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: fly- out of the blocks
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verb

To begin quickly

Example Sentences

"Alcaraz flew out of the blocks in the first-to-10 match tie-break of the deciding set, sapping every last bit of Sinner's energy before sealing victory with a remarkable running forehand winner that fizzed down the line."

Inflected Forms

flies out of the blocks (present, singular) flying out of the blocks (participle, present) flew out of the blocks (past) flown out of the blocks (participle, past)

Synonyms

fly out of the traps race out of the traps storm out of the blocks

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