outset

Nouns

(n) 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
commencement, get-go, offset, showtime, starting time, beginning, kickoff, start, first,

Synonyms

commencement get-go offset showtime starting time beginning kickoff start first

Antonyms

middle end ending

Words of close approximity