kick-starting
Getting things going
Kick-starting is getting something going with an initial push of energy or effort.
The term comes from motorcycles, where a pedal is kicked down to start the engine.
Now it applies to any vigorous beginning: The government hopes tax cuts will kick-start the economy.
The hyphen distinguishes it from literally kicking while starting.
Portable electricity storage
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- engineMachine producing motion
- motorcyclePowered two-wheeler
pedal · crank · throttle · spark · motor · carburetor · revving · clutch
What prompts a reaction
- revivalReturn after decline
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- growthIncrease in size
recovery · boost · injection · incentive · subsidy · entrepreneurship · venture · startup
Setting something in motion
- beginningInitial stage of something
- catalyzingSpeeding a reaction
- sparkingEmitting small flames
- ignitingCausing to burn
triggering · jumpstarting · activating · mobilizing · energizing · galvanizing · propelling · stimulating
Impetus toward a goal
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- habitSettled regular tendency
- morningDay's early hours
discipline · productivity · workout · creativity · inspiration · goal-setting · commitment · resolution
battery
Portable electricity storage
motorcycle · pedal · crank · throttle · spark · motor · carburetor · revving · clutch · compression
stimulus
What prompts a reaction
- revivalReturn after decline
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
growth · recovery · boost · injection · incentive · subsidy · entrepreneurship · venture · startup · capital
launching
Setting something in motion
- beginningInitial stage of something
- catalyzingSpeeding a reaction
- sparkingEmitting small flames
igniting · triggering · jumpstarting · activating · mobilizing · energizing · galvanizing · propelling · stimulating · instigating
motivation
Impetus toward a goal
morning · discipline · productivity · workout · creativity · inspiration · goal-setting · commitment · resolution · breakthrough
kick-startingending
Final portion of something
finishing · terminating · stopping · concluding · wrapping up
kick-startingstalling
Intentional delay tactics
killing · smothering · suffocating · strangling · draining
kick, start, kicks, kicked, kicking, kicker, kickers, starts, started