on your mark
Starter's first command
On your mark is the first command in the traditional starting sequence for races.
Competitors take their positions and prepare to begin.
The full sequence—on your mark, get set, go—has become a general formula for initiating any timed or competitive activity.
Arrange in position
- goMove from here
- readySuitable for use now
- gunshotFirearm's explosive report
- signalMessage-conveying cue
blocks · stance · crouch · sprinters · starter · pistol · whistle · countdown
Competition of speed
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- marathonLong-distance footrace
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- trackPath or monitored route
heat · lane · baton · hurdles · dash · medal · qualifier · championship
To set going
- commenceTo set underway
- launchSet into motion
- kickoffOpening play in football
- outsetInitial point of something
initiate · genesis · threshold · embark · undertake · onset · opening · green-light
State of being prepared
- tensionStretched or strained state
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- focusConcentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
preparation · poised · primed · alert · eagerness · breath-holding · suspense · waiting
set
Arrange in position
signal · blocks · stance · crouch · sprinters · starter · pistol · whistle · countdown · cue
race
Competition of speed
track · heat · lane · baton · hurdles · dash · medal · qualifier · championship · tournament
start
To set going
outset · initiate · genesis · threshold · embark · undertake · onset · opening · green-light
readiness
State of being prepared
- tensionStretched or strained state
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- focusConcentrated attention point
concentration · preparation · poised · primed · alert · eagerness · breath-holding · suspense · waiting · stillness
- getting readyget ready, readying, be prepared, equipping, gear up
- game showsbuzzer, buzzers, contestant, contestants, jackpot
- beginningsbegin, beginning, start, first, opening
- commandsgo, stop, wait, come, run
- sports idiomsdrop the ball, throw in the towel, slam dunk, out of left field, level playing field
- readinessready, prepared, set, alert, primed
on your markfinish line
Race completion marker
finish · stop · cross the line · go · final stretch
your, mark, yours, marked, marking, marks, marker, markers, remark