Non-starter - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈnɒnˈstɑːtə|
Brit.
|nɒnˈstɑːtə|
noun
- A project that has no chance of success
- A horse that does not run in a race for which it has been entered
- Someone or something who was listed to start in a race, but did not start in the race.
- (idiomatic) Something that is not going to happen.
- An idea or argument that cannot be sensibly debated.
- A horse that does not run in a race for which it has been entered
- Someone or something who was listed to start in a race, but did not start in the race.
- (idiomatic) Something that is not going to happen.
- An idea or argument that cannot be sensibly debated.
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After six months of work, we eventually wrote the project off as a non-starter.
In its present form the scheme is a non-starter.
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