head start

head start
    n 1: the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race);
         "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch" [syn:
         {start}, {head start}]
    

36 Moby Thesaurus words for "head start":
      advantage, allowance, anticipation, beginnings, bulge,
      coign of vantage, deadwood, draw, drop, earliness, early hour,
      early stage, edge, first crack, first stage, flying start,
      foresight, ground floor, handicap, inside track, jump, odds,
      prevenience, prevision, readiness, running start, something extra,
      something in reserve, start, time to spare, upper hand, vantage,
      vantage ground, vantage point, very beginning, whip hand