kicks off
Gets things rolling
Kicks off means to begin or start, especially with energy or formality.
A football game kicks off when the ball is first put into play; by extension, any event or initiative can kick off: The festival kicks off Friday evening, Let's kick off the meeting with introductions.
The noun kickoff refers to such a beginning.
- beginsStarts to happen
- startTo set going
- initiateTo set in motion
- commenceTo set underway
- inaugurateBegin officially, with ceremony
launch · gets the ball rolling · catalyze · mobilize · first pitch · game time · embark · whistle · boot · introduce · dislodge · ball · set in motion · kicks into gear · jump · instigate · opens · ignite
kicks offwraps up
Finishes or completes
concludes · ends · finishes · closes · winds down
kicks offshuts down
Stops functioning completely
stops · halts · calls off · discontinues · ceases
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