cold start
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
After a cold start to January, the latter half of the month saw a dramatic spike in rainfall thanks to the arrival in quick succession of Storms Ingrid and Goretti.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
In buildings, fossil fuel consumption for heating increased due to a cold start to the year, raising emissions in this area by over three percent compared to 2024, Agora said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
ET, which is expected to show a second straight triple-digit inventory draw reflecting the cold start to December.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Because my GE model takes nine minutes to get to 350°F, a cold start actually reduced oven use for cookies by five minutes.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
A cold start of a large VMS machine took time.
From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
