from scratch

phrase

1

: from a point at which nothing has been done ahead of time

build a school system from scratch

2

: without using a prepared mixture of ingredients

bake a cake from scratch

Examples of from scratch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The project’s decades-long timeline underscores the scope and difficulty of reimplementing an operating system from scratch, and why the project has remained in alpha for so long. — Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

There’s no hope of recovering the files, the paper was told, so the production team at Mastiff will have to recut the entire season together from scratch. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026

If someone is building a home gym from scratch, the fitness pro recommends starting with a few affordable pieces and adding equipment over time. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

When leadership changes or a development professional leaves, the organization isn’t forced to rebuild those relationships from scratch. — Karen Cochran, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for from scratch

• attach
• bycatch
• despatch
• detach
• dispatch
• mismatch
• nuthatch
• potlatch
• bache
• batch
• brach
• catch