going in
Crossing the threshold
Going in describes the state of affairs at the start of something—the initial conditions, expectations, or knowledge before an event unfolds: Going in, we thought the project would take six months.
It often contrasts with what was later discovered or how things turned out: I didn't know what to expect going in.
Passage into a room
ingress · entryway · portal · gateway · foyer · vestibule · passage · walking in
Starting point of something
- outsetInitial point of something
- commencementAct of starting
- genesisPoint of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
dawn · start · kickoff · launch · debut · introduction · inauguration · advent
Formal plan for consideration
- ringClosed curve shape
- betrothalFormal marriage agreement
- fiancéMan pledged to marry
- fiancéeEngaged woman
engaged · affianced · promise · pledge · commitment · understanding · intent · announcing
doorway
Passage into a room
access · ingress · entryway · portal · gateway · foyer · vestibule · passage · walking in · coming in
onset
Starting point of something
- outsetInitial point of something
- commencementAct of starting
- genesisPoint of creation
inception · dawn · start · kickoff · launch · debut · introduction · inauguration · advent · prologue
proposal
Formal plan for consideration
fiancée · engaged · affianced · promise · pledge · commitment · understanding · intent · announcing · diamond
- intrusionsintrusion, intrude, intruder, intruding, barging in
going ingoing out
Leaving to socialize
coming out · exiting · leaving · emerging · departing
going inleaving
Act of going away
opting out · pulling out · backing out · quitting · bowing out