starting signal
Green light moment
A starting signal is a cue that marks the beginning of a race or other timed event—a gunshot, buzzer, or flag drop that tells competitors to go.
The term extends to anything that triggers the start of an activity or process: The court ruling was the starting signal for a wave of similar lawsuits.
Ceremonial brass announcement
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- commencementAct of starting
- processionFormal moving line
ribbon-cutting · countdown · convocation · coronation · dedication · gala · pageantry · inaugural
Shrill air-blown sounder
blocks · heats · qualifiers · sprinters · timer · lane · crouch · explosive
Compact one-handed firearm
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- pole positionFrontmost starting spot
- green flagSignal meaning proceed
- revvingIncreasing engine speed
acceleration · pit lane · qualifying · lights out · launch control · burnout · staging · Christmas tree
fanfare
Ceremonial brass announcement
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- commencementAct of starting
procession · ribbon-cutting · countdown · convocation · coronation · dedication · gala · pageantry · inaugural · benediction
whistle
Shrill air-blown sounder
go · blocks · heats · qualifiers · sprinters · timer · lane · crouch · explosive · dash
pistol
Compact one-handed firearm
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- pole positionFrontmost starting spot
- green flagSignal meaning proceed
revving · acceleration · pit lane · qualifying · lights out · launch control · burnout · staging · Christmas tree · dragstrip
starting signalcheckered flag
Racing's final signal
final whistle · closing bell · finish line · stop signal · last call
starting signalstop signal
Command to cease motion
cease and desist · red light · stand down · all stop · freeze
start, starting, signal, starts, started, starter, starters, restart, restarting