kick-start
verb (used with object)
to start by means of a kick starter.
had kick-started
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past perfectof kick-start.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The UK government pointed out it was one of the countries which had "kick-started" Covax last year with a donation of £548m.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2021
While Reef had been seriously ill in hospital as a toddler, their younger son, Finn, had been born two months early when the stress of Reef’s cancer treatment had kick-started Kate’s labour.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 19, 2016
But Mr. Cameron rejected the charge, telling the BBC that his “act of leadership” in making the referendum pledge in January had kick-started the current debate on the European Union.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2013
But he said his "act of leadership" in making the referendum pledge had kick-started the current debate on Europe.
From BBC ● May 14, 2013
She didn’t know what her mother had found in the stacks, but it looked like something had kick-started her writing.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
