in the beginning

Examples

• All

• In the beginning, you were just a little grub on my back.

  The Legend of Ochi (2025)

• You know, in the beginning, it was very tough.

• But they had this rule in the beginning of Google.

• Yeah, it's hard in the beginning, but the answer is both.

• You know, in the beginning, yeah, those were my friends.

  George Janko

• So as we started in the beginning, I want you to close your eyes again.

• In the beginning, there was a question.

  Have a Little Faith (2011)

• In the beginning, there was nothing.

  Noah (2014)

• In the beginning, the universe was in perfect balance, kept in peace and harmony by four magic books.

  Smurfs (2025)

• In the beginning, the provider said, "Let there be water," and the seas came forth.

  Waterworld (1995)

Synonyms

A

at first

vsin the beginning

984 1.0

In the beginning before things change

is the neutral time phrase that also fits any early stage generally

I

in the first place

vsin the beginning

551 3.4

To give the main or first reason

focuses on timing at the start rather than on reasons or ordering

O

originally

vsin the beginning

543 2.0

At first, before later changes

covers that early state but also refers to the wider initial phase

I

initially

vsin the beginning

395 3.2

At first, before things change

also applies during the early stage after that first moment

T

to begin with

vsin the beginning

274 2.3

At the start before anything else happens

refers to the actual time at the start of an event

E

early on

vsin the beginning

193 2.5

Happens during the early stages of a process or activity

can mean the initial moment or any point within that early period

F

from the get-go

vsin the beginning

• Informal

52 6.6

Right from the very start

is neutral and can also apply to later parts of the early phase

F

from the word go

vsin the beginning

• Informal

3 5.3

From the very beginning of something

also covers later early phase use and does not require instant action

I

in initio

vsin the beginning

• Literature

9.9

From the very beginning

is the plain neutral way to talk about the same time period

Antonyms

E

end point

1 3.9

The place or moment when something finishes

How Early

from the get-go

• Informal

52 6.6

in the beginning

246 1.4

initially

395 3.2

at first

984 1.0

later

1.0

eventually

∞ 3.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology