| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | have a head start | иметь преимущество (Jack Brown had a head start when he started a car race and as a result he easily won it. Anglophile) |
| Игорь Миг | have a head start | получить фору |
| gen. | have a head start | обладать преимуществом (Andrey Truhachev) |
| idiom. | have a head start | опережать (If you have a head start on other people, you have an advantage over them in something such as a competition or race. (Collins Dictionary) ART Vancouver) |
| sport. | have a head start | иметь фору (Andrey Truhachev) |
| idiom. | have a head start | опередить (Greek yogurt has had a seven-year head start south of the border, but its popularity is quickly growing in Canada as well. -- США опередили Канаду на семь лет по продаже греческого йогурта... ART Vancouver) |
| Игорь Миг | have a head start on | уйти далеко вперёд от |
| Игорь Миг | have a head start on | обгонять |