starting gun
English
Noun
starting gun (plural starting guns)
- (athletics) A gun fired to start a race.
- 1973, Roger Waters (lyrics and music), “Time”, in The Dark Side of the Moon, performed by Pink Floyd:
- No one told you when to run / You missed the starting gun
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- (figuratively) A signal to start or proceed.
- Synonym: starting signal
See also
- green light