kick off
Get things going
Kick off means to begin or launch something, from the opening kick that starts a football game.
A meeting kicks off at nine, a campaign kicks off with a rally: Let's kick off the discussion with introductions.
The noun kickoff is the start itself: The project kickoff is scheduled for Monday.
To kick off can also mean to eject or remove: They kicked him off the team.
To set going
- commenceTo set underway
- launchSet into motion
- beginTo start something
- inaugurateBegin officially, with ceremony
instigate · trigger · spark · set in motion · get going · embark · activate · introduce
Kick before landing
- scrimmagePractice match with contact
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
- gridironBarred frame for broiling
- halftimeMidpoint break in games
referee · tee · returner · sideline · endzone · whistle · huddle · special teams
Act of starting
- outsetInitial point of something
- inceptionFounding moment
- onsetStarting point of something
- openingGap or start
debut · inauguration · threshold · advent · prelude · genesis · dawn · birth
Formal discussion list
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- briefingConcise information session
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- sessionScheduled time for activity
discussion · roundtable · quarterly · standup · brainstorm · workshop · summit · orientation
start
To set going
inaugurate · instigate · trigger · spark · set in motion · get going · embark · activate · introduce · establish
punt
Kick before landing
- scrimmagePractice match with contact
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
- gridironBarred frame for broiling
halftime · referee · tee · returner · sideline · endzone · whistle · huddle · special teams · field goal
commencement
Act of starting
opening · debut · inauguration · threshold · advent · prelude · genesis · dawn · birth · foundation
agenda
Formal discussion list
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- briefingConcise information session
- presentationFormal display to viewers
session · discussion · roundtable · quarterly · standup · brainstorm · workshop · summit · orientation · webinar
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, put down, turn on, wait for
- starting wordsbegin, start, commence, initiate, embark
- Starting upignition, kickstart, jump start, boot up, power on
- Soccergoal, soccer, pass, football, goalkeeper
- getting startedgetting started, start, begin, first steps, basics
- starting actionsbegin, start, commence, initiate, launch