Definition of in the beginning
: at the start
The company was very small in the beginning, but it eventually became a giant corporation.
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“In the beginning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20beginning. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021.
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