at the outset

Also, from the outset. At the start, from the start. For example, He wanted to explain his position from the outset, but there wasn't time, or At the outset the problem seemed simple, but then it became quite complicated. The noun outset is rarely heard today except in these phrases. [Mid-1700s]

Words Nearby at the outset

at the last minute
at the latest
at the least
at the mercy of
at the most
at the outset
at the outside
at the point of
at the ready
at the same time
at the top of one's lungs

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