half-cockadjective
uk/ˌhɑːfˈkɒk/us/ˌhæfˈkɑːk/UK old-fashionedgo off at half-cock UK US go off half-cocked
to fail because of not being well planned or because of starting too soon
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Starting and beginning
- be in the first flush of idiom
- become
- begin
- branch out
- break into sth
- export
- go ahead
- ground
- initiator
- instate
- introduce
- kick
- kick in
- kick-start
- strike
- touch sth off
- train
- trigger
- wade in
- weave
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