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at the start
[æt ðə stɑːrt]
adverbial phrase
no início
1.
at the beginning of something; when something begins
At the start of the meeting, the manager outlined the agenda.
No início da reunião, o gerente apresentou a agenda.
2.
from the beginning; from the outset
I knew at the start that this project would be challenging.
Eu sabia desde o início que este projeto seria desafiador.
Synonyms
at the beginning
initially
at first
from the outset
in the beginning
Antonyms
at the end
finally
ultimately
at last
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
no início
most common usage
São Paulo
no comecinho
informal/colloquial variant
Portugal
no início
standard usage, same as general
Related Idioms & Phrases
from start to finish
start from scratch
get off to a good start
jump the gun
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