first time
Never before moment
First time marks the initial occurrence of something: It was my first time visiting Paris, I remember my first time driving alone.
Standing alone, the first time often refers euphemistically to one's first sexual experience: Do you remember your first time?
As a modifier, first-time describes someone doing something for the first time: a first-time buyer, a first-time offender.
First public performance
- maidenUnmarried young woman
- inauguralFirst in office
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
launch · opener · bow · entrance · curtain-raiser · breakthrough · emergence · coming out
State of being recent
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
- unfamiliarityLack of prior knowledge
- inexperienceLack of prior exposure
- discoveryAct of finding something
curiosity · wonderment · excitement · adventure · exploration · awakening · nervousness · anticipation
Transition-marking ceremony
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- coming of ageReaching adult status
life-changing · memorable · significant · formative · pivotal · momentous · defining moment · threshold
premiere
First public performance
introduction · launch · opener · bow · entrance · curtain-raiser · breakthrough · emergence · coming out · opening night
newness
State of being recent
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
- unfamiliarityLack of prior knowledge
- inexperienceLack of prior exposure
discovery · curiosity · wonderment · excitement · adventure · exploration · awakening · nervousness · anticipation · uncertainty
rite of passage
Transition-marking ceremony
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
coming of age · life-changing · memorable · significant · formative · pivotal · momentous · defining moment · threshold · transition
- firstsinitial, beginning, start, opening, original
- new experiencesnovelty, newness, fresh start, new ground, virgin territory
- adolescencepuberty, teenager, coming-of-age, growing up, teen
- intimacykiss, hug, embrace, closeness, snuggling
- uncharted watervirgin territory, terra incognita, frontier
- storiesstory, tale, tales, myth, legend
first timelast time
Most recent prior occasion
repeat · again · end · another time · next time
first timerepeat
Do or say again
again · repetition · another time · encore · recurrence
time, first, timeless, timer, timely, timetable, first-rate, firstly, overtime