starting time
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1.8
- noun
:
hora de inicio
- Strictly adhering to the class starting time, begin with physical exercises that improve posture (stretches, massages, etc.), followed by several breath-control exercises, and then your prepared vocal exercises.
- starting time (6:30 p.m.)
- starting time (a.m.)
- early starting time
So you don't know the starting time of the signal, right?
- So you don't know the starting time of the signal, right?
- I see the kid activity start time and I'm going to raise you everything.
Examples
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If the director does not adhere to the starting time, students will not feel that punctuality is important, and stragglers will become commonplace.
Academic text (2001) -
The middle school starting time has moved from 7:45 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Blog text (19) -
We almost missed the starting time trying to get you off the floor.
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I'm glad you mentioned the starting time item.
Blog text (5) -
The starting time for five Nampa elementary schools was changed to allow the district.
Blog text (19) -
Cassie Black pulled to the curb ten minutes before the starting time and saw no cars in the driveway and no indication of any activity in the house.
Fiction book (2001) -
As the starting time approached, hundreds of townspeople and villagers, men and women, congregated around the periphery, jostling gently for a good position from which to view the celebration.
Academic text (1991) -
Among the dozens of other hikers bright with outdoor gear, Max Dugan, Ph.D., stood with Ghfa Candiotti, B.A., pending, in the staging area, awaiting their assigned starting time.
Fiction book (1996) -
The event starts at 3 p.m., so please arrive before the scheduled starting time.
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The starting time for the concert has been changed to 7 p.m. to accommodate more fans.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
The first part of something when it starts
∞
1.0
The time or place when something begins
92
2.8
The time when a performance or event is set to start
69
3.0
A place, time, or situation that people use as a basis for later action
64
3.9
The beginning of something, especially the first part
37
3.7
The official start of an event or activity
10
4.4
The start of something, for example an event or action
9
1.1
The time when a movie or play starts
4
5.1
The exact time when a planned action begins
The first moment when a race or event begins
The moment a race begins after a signal
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the scheduled time at which something is planned to begin' is directly and compositionally derived from 'starting' (initial/beginning) + 'time' (a point/occasion), so a learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This is a common, cross-linguistically transparent noun phrase pattern and would be predictable to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Starting time comes from a simple picture: imagine a race where runners wait at the line and everyone watches the clock until the gun fires. The part starting means the beginning and time means the clock moment, so starting time means 'the scheduled time at which something is planned to begin'.