Synonyms:
beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting_time, showtime, offset
Meaning: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
Usage examples
I wish at the outset
The outset of the campaign was attended with easy success.
It is, then, commonly at the outset of democratic society that citizens are most disposed to live apart.
But the business was fortunately small at the outset, until the new device, patronized chiefly by lottery-men, had proved its utility.
While, therefore, bricks are scarce and hard to get from the outset in some places, the scarcity grows more marked in many places at first well supplied.
These explanations likewise point out the true course to be pursued, in case we should at the outset find that a whitlow owes its existence to the psoric miasm.
"It's the difference between dirt and cleanliness," said Paul. "Besides, as I told you at the outset, Mr. Finn and I are close personal friends, and I have the highest regard for his character.