I was standing on the golf course when the sprinkler system sprang to life without warning.
2.
to begin existing.
The company sprang to life in 1939 as a manufacturer of testing instruments.
spring to life
1. To become lively or active. I'm not one of those people who just springs to life when my alarm goes off—I need to start my day with a lot of coffee.
2. To come into existence. This idea didn't just spring to life when I started writing it down—I'd been thinking about it for years.
spring to life
Fig. to become suddenly alive or more alive. The party sprang to life after midnight. The city sprang to life at dawn.
spring to/into ˈlife/ˈaction
(of a person or thing) suddenly become active or start to work: As soon as he heard the alarm bell, he sprang into action.This machine will spring into life at the touch of a button.