False start

[Ernesto]

When someone is still [hung up on] their EX, while dating another person creating a [false] sense of reality....and giving the new relationship a [bogus], [False] Start.

[Jessica]

False start in Track Events - General Terms. When a competitor fails to comply with the starting orders after a reasonable time, or if a competitor disturbs their opponents after the on-your-marks order has been given. Also occurs when a competitor moves or starts before the gun has been fired but after assuming the full and final set position. A competitor who has made one false start is warned; two false starts result in disqualification.

[Sarah]

the start of a race in which one competitor starts too early, before the official signal to begin: