the beginning of the end

:  the point at which something begins :  start

:  the first part

:  origin, source

:  just starting out

:  being first or the first part

:  introductory

:  the part of an area that lies at the boundary

:  a point that marks the extent of something

:  the point where something ceases to exist

:  to bring to an end

:  destroy

:  to make up the end of

:  final, ultimate

:  to put (grain or hay) into a barn or stack