initially
/ɪˈnɪʃəli/
adv 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
abandoned, advantageous, difficult, intended, purple, unsuccessful, worse
The plan seemed advantageous initially, but we quickly discovered several unexpected problems.
VERB + INITIALLY
didn't, like, meet, phones
They didn't like the new restaurant initially, but it grew on them after a few visits.
INITIALLY + NOUN
body, city, linda, mary, surveillance, tyrian
The surveillance system was initially installed to monitor the parking lot for safety reasons.
PREP.
than
The company's profits grew faster initially than anyone had predicted.
ADV.
only
She was initially only interested in learning Spanish, but now she speaks three languages fluently.
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