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 market rally may experience a hiccup in the beginning of 2025 as signs of froth are appearing in the market. —

Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024 Like any new process or technology, the initial setup can be costly and may operate less efficiently in the beginning. —

Jiang Li, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 Tell me about meeting Jason Reitman and the process of coming on board the film in the beginning? —

Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024 Butterflies collected from the eastern Mediterranean, right in the beginning of the population spike, were carrying pollen from plant species found primarily in semi-arid shrublands, grasslands and salt marshes of northern Arabia and the Middle East. —

Saugat Bolakhe, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the beginning

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