beginning

new

After the argument, they decided to give their relationship a new beginning.

herald, mark

The discovery of electricity heralded the beginning of countless technological advances.

see

The 1990s marked the beginning of the internet becoming part of everyday life.

at the ~ (of sth)

The school year starts at the beginning of September.

from the ~

I didn't understand the instructions, so I read them again from the beginning.

in the ~

When I started my new job, the work seemed overwhelming, but in the beginning I made lots of mistakes.

the beginning of the end

When he stopped calling, I knew it was the beginning of the end for our relationship.

early/first beginnings

The company's first beginnings were in a small garage before it became successful.

from beginning to end

I enjoyed the movie from beginning to end and didn't want it to stop.

from humble/modest/small beginnings

The tech startup had humble beginnings in a garage before becoming a global success.

the very beginning

She knew something was wrong from the very beginning of the project.