kick off

verb

1. to start play in a game of football by kicking the ball from the centre of the field
2. informal.
   to commence a discussion, job, etc

noun

1. 1. a place kick from the centre of the field in a game of football
   2. the time at which the first such kick is due to take place

      kickoff is at 2.30 p.m

2. informal.
   1. the beginning of something
   2. to begin with

Example Sentences

Jesse Watters unlocked new frontiers in conservative psychology on Friday, saying on Fox News' "The Five" that "dad" Donald Trump was going to kick off a "hysterical" program of mass deportation.

From Salon

Dowden and fellow professional Carlos Gu kick off their Reborn UK tour in March next year, with two nights at the Welsh capital.

From BBC

Though the Dodgers’ slugger is expected to be in the lineup for the start of the team’s 2025 season — which will kick off with two games in Japan against the Chicago Cubs at the Tokyo Dome — the two-way star was already uncertain to return to the mound by then after his Tommy John revision surgery last year.

From Los Angeles Times

The game at SoFi Stadium will kick off at 5:20 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

She chose to kick off her 2020 presidential run just blocks away from the Alameda County Courthouse, the same place where she first uttered the words, “for the people” – which would become part of her campaign slogan.

From BBC

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