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

: within : inside — compare ect-, exo-

: taking in