jumping-off point

NOUN

jumping-off place

Synonyms

WEAK

beginning of venture beginning point springboard starting blocks starting gate starting line starting post

NOUN

zero hour

Synonyms

WEAK

A-day D-day H-hour appointed hour climax contingency countdown crisis crisis point crossroad crossroads crunch time deadline emergency exigency juncture moment of truth pinch pivotal moment start time strait target target day the time turning point vital moment

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The back office was a jumping-off point for Mary Foote, who now directs the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

These two developments should worry investors who are waiting—maybe not all that patiently—for the biggest AI-related stocks to find their next jumping-off point.

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025

"I thought that she was a good jumping-off point for that type of character," Desta says.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025

Instead of turning to TikTok as an "end all, be all" of news, Gen Z should use the platform as a jumping-off point, Sergunina said.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2024

Frank Powers flew to an American air base at Peshawar, Pakistan, the jumping-off point for his twenty-eighth overflight.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

jumping-off point

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