Main entry: start, starting time, showtime, beginning, get-go, outset, offset, commencement, kickoff, first
Definition: the time at which something is supposed to begin
Usage: they got an early start; she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
Definition: the point in time at which something ends
Antonyms: middle
Definition: time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period
Main entry: start, commencement, beginning
Definition: the act of starting something
Usage: he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
Main entry: start, start up
Definition: get going or set in motion
Usage: We simply could not start the engine; start up the computer
Antonyms: stop
Definition: cause to stop
Main entry: start, go, get going
Definition: begin or set in motion
Usage: I start at eight in the morning; Ready, set, go!
Main entry: commence, start, start out, set about, set out, get, get down, begin
Definition: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Usage: We began working at dawn; Who will start?; Get working as soon as the sun rises!; The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia; He began early in the day; Let's get down to work now
Main entry: commence, start, lead off, begin
Definition: set in motion, cause to start
Usage: The U.S. started a war in the Middle East; The Iraqis began hostilities; begin a new chapter in your life
Main entry: begin, start
Definition: have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
Usage: The DMZ begins right over the hill; The second movement begins after the Allegro; Prices for these homes start at $250,000
Antonyms: cease, stop, terminate, finish, end
Definition: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical