start out

(verb) take the first step or steps in carrying out an action. Synonyms: get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence. Examples: "We began working at dawn." "Who will start?." "Get working as soon as the sun rises!." "The first tourists began to arrive in cambodia." "He began early in the day." "Let's get down to work now."

(verb) leave. Synonyms: depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off. Example: "The family took off for florida."