start dates

When things begin

Start dates are the dates when something begins—a job, a contract, a project, or an event.

The term appears frequently in employment contexts: My start date is the fifteenth.

Start dates establish when obligations or benefits take effect and often appear alongside end dates in formal agreements.

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beginning · day one · initiation · origin · onset · first day · calendar · schedule · timeline · countdown · planning · milestones · projects · enrollment · registration · semester · school year · move-in day

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Opposites
temporal boundaries

start datesexpiration dates

Marked spoilage deadlines

due dates

project/event lifecycle

start datesdelivery dates

Promised arrival times

Family

start, date, starts, started, starting, starter, starters, restart, restarted

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G