start in

British

verb

(adverb) to undertake (something or doing something); commence or begin

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start in Idioms

Begin, as in He started in serving, without taking any practice. [Late 1800s] Also see start out.

Example Sentences

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Related: Financial stocks are off to their worst yearly start in a decade.

From MarketWatch

The Dodgers are off to a hot start in spring training, but will this team prove to be a juggernaut of the regular season in its quest to win a third straight title?

From Los Angeles Times

For example, he kicks off, “Before I start in, I want to try to communicate the level of awe with which I viewed Claude’s output.”

From MarketWatch

For example, he kicks off with, “Before I start in, I want to try to communicate the level of awe with which I viewed Claude’s output”.

From MarketWatch

Amazon had a head start in AI with the release of the Echo smart speaker with Alexa in 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal

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