What is "false starts"

Usage examples of "false starts".

It takes him a little while, and a few more false starts, to get his bearings.

The harried creatures capered in and out, they turned, reared, stumbled, and broke away twice in false starts.

And so we made a number of false starts, and irritably blamed Galen’.

After many false starts we set course, as we thought, for Corrivale, hoping that surprise would allow us to reach Grith before the Company could do anything.

So I carefully clothe myself with many false starts, as my face and body slowly lose any trace of Second-sergeant Tor'Jani Mavreen and revert to my old appearance.

We can duplicate it for four, I think, because we won't be making any false starts, but you—.

The laser lens is very sensitive, and subject to interference from dust or dirt or smoke or pollutants or moisture, and a dirty one can inaccurately read CDs, making for false starts, inaudible passages, digital skipping, speed changes and general distortion.

Trembling like a palsied dog she ran to the telephone, and after several false starts managed to get through to the Olympic village.

The struggle went slowly at first, with more false starts than progress.