English noun: outset | |||
1. | outset (time) the time at which something is supposed to begin | ||
Samples | They got an early start. She knew from the get-go that he was the man for her. | ||
Synonyms | beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, showtime, start, starting time | ||
Broader (hypernym) | point, point in time | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | birth, incipience, incipiency, starting point, terminus a quo, threshold | ||
Antonyms | end, ending, middle | ||