kick off

Meaning

To 'kick off' means to start or begin an event, show, concert, or sports game. It is commonly used in casual and entertainment contexts to mark the official beginning of something exciting.

Examples

• The music festival is going to kick off with an amazing local band.

  The music festival is going to kick off with an amazing local band.

• What time does the championship game kick off tonight?

  What time does the championship game kick off tonight?

• Let's kick off the movie marathon with some classic horror films.

  Let's kick off the movie marathon with some classic horror films.

• The concert kicked off with a spectacular laser show.

  The concert kicked off with a spectacular laser show.

• We are ready to kick off the award ceremony, so please take your seats.

  We are ready to kick off the award ceremony, so please take your seats.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ The party will kick off at me.

  ✓ The party will kick off soon.

  'Kick off' is an intransitive phrasal verb or transitive with an activity as its object. You cannot 'kick off at a person' to mean starting an event.

• ✗ I want to kick off my computer.

  ✓ I want to turn on my computer.

  'Kick off' refers to starting events, shows, or activities, not booting up electronic devices or turning on machinery.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The concert is set to ___ at 8 PM sharp.

  💡 start

  Show answer

  kick off

• Let's ___ the meeting with a quick round of introductions.

  💡 begin

  Show answer

  kick off