from a standing start

English

Prepositional phrase

from a standing start

1. From rest, a standstill or motionless state.
   • 2021 December 29, “Network News: HS2 rolling stock”, in RAIL, number 947, page 7:

     From a standing start, the trains must achieve 360kph (225mph) and run 40km (25 miles) in 535 seconds (8mins 55secs).

References

• “from a standing start”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.