start date
When it begins
A start date is the day something begins—an employment period, a project, a subscription, or any scheduled activity.
The term appears frequently in contracts and planning contexts: What's your start date at the new job?
We need to push back the start date by two weeks.
- inceptionFounding moment
- kickoffOpening play in football
- green lightAuthorization to proceed
- onboardingNew member integration process
- commencementAct of starting
outset · day one · beginning · new beginning · timeline · activation · launch · hit the ground running · first day · ground zero · opening · go-live · unveiling · debut · milestone · schedule · rollout · inauguration
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- work historyresume, CV, work experience, job titles, employers
- academic calendaracademic term, academic year, semester, trimester, quarter
- job postingsjob title, job description, salary, requirements, qualifications
- time termstime, datetime, deadline, timer, countdown
- timelinedates, era, epoch, period, century
start dateend date
When something concludes
completion date · termination date · closing date · expiration date · cutoff date
start datedeadline
Time limit for completion
due date · target date · delivery date · submission deadline · ship date
start, date, started, starting, starter, starts, initiation, startup, starters