at the beginning
From the start
At the beginning means at the starting point or earliest stage of something: At the beginning of the film, we meet the protagonist as a child.
It marks where something commences in time, sequence, or position.
The phrase often pairs with "of" to specify what is beginning: at the beginning of the year, at the beginning of the chapter.
- first stepInitial action taken
- commencementAct of starting
- dawnDay's first glow
- first lightEarliest morning brightness
- genesisPoint of creation
outset · threshold · inception · entrance · foreword · prologue · curtain-raiser · opening act · overture · cornerstone · ab initio · gateway · day one · early days · origin · preamble · launch · introduction
temporal/sequential position
at the beginningat the end
In the final position
in the end · finally · ultimately · in conclusion · at last
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