in the beginning

idiom

: at the start

The company was very small in the beginning, but it eventually became a giant corporation.

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which took effect in the beginning of 2018, overhauled the federal tax code. —

Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024 This extra thoughtfulness around engagement in the beginning of the zipping process goes for the slider, too. —

Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024 Bosses monitored both the graduate cohort that took the MBA and the other half that went straight into the workforce, finding that in the beginning those with an MBA seemed to outperform their peers in some areas. —

Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 15 Oct. 2024 Roads in the beginning of the route will open by 7:30 a.m., while others will stay closed as late as 1:30 p.m. —

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