race out of the traps

verb

To start something very quickly.

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Meanings

verbrace out of the traps (third-person singular simple present races out of the traps, present participle racing out of the traps, simple past and past participle raced out of the traps)

present singular third person races out of the traps · participle present racing out of the traps · participle past raced out of the traps · past raced out of the traps

  1. idiomaticTo start something very quickly.

    As if spurred on by the recent barbs and an increasingly perilous league position, Hughes's side raced out of the traps, starting the game as though Premier League survival depended on the result of this encounter.

    2010 December 28, Marc Vesty, “Stoke 0 - 2 Fulham”, in BBC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fly out of the blocksstorm out of the blocks
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “race out of the traps,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/race%20out%20of%20the%20traps.

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