Meanings
plural starting times
- countableuncountableThe moment in time at which something is scheduled or supposed to begin.
12:25 is the starting-time; and, hark! there is the bell—the whistle—the ‘go-ahead’.
1850, Chapman and Hall (publisher), The Florist and Garden Miscellany - Volume 2, page 2361 more example
If you were not in your place in the carriage ten minutes before the starting time, or at the first ringing of the bell, you would be locked out.
1842, William Howitt, The Rural and Domestic Life of Germany, page 443Synonyms: start time
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe moment in time at which something is scheduled or supposed to begin.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe time at which something is supposed to begin
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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