qualifying heat

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A preliminary race or round in a competition where winners advance to the next stage.

qualifyingqualifying + NOUN

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heat

Examples (10)

  • The athlete comfortably won his qualifying heat.
  • She qualified for the finals after a strong performance in her qualifying heat.
  • Only the top two from each qualifying heat will advance.
  • The swimmer struggled in his qualifying heat but still made it through.
  • They are preparing for the toughest qualifying heat of the competition.
  • Did you watch the last qualifying heat? It was thrilling!
  • Winning the qualifying heat gave her confidence for the next round.
  • The next qualifying heat starts in five minutes.
  • He had to run a personal best in the qualifying heat to secure his spot.
  • The organizers decided to re-run one of the qualifying heats due to a false start.