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Definition of Starting time
1. Noun. The time at which something is supposed to begin. "She knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
Specialized synonyms: Birth, Incipience, Incipiency, Starting Point, Terminus A Quo, Threshold
Generic synonyms: Point, Point In Time
Antonyms: End, Middle
Derivative terms: Kick Off, Start, Start, Start, Start, Start, Start
Lexicographical Neighbors of Starting Time
Literary usage of Starting time
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Steam, Its Generation and Use by Babcock & Wilcox Company (1913)
"... and time, which last is taken as the starting time. Likewise when the time
arrives for closing the test, the fires should be quickly cleaned one by one, ..."
2. Steam, Its Generation and Use by Babcock & Wilcox Company (1913)
"... and time, which last is taken as the starting time. Likewise when the time
arrives for closing the test, the fires should be quickly cleaned one by one, ..."
3. Memorial of the Celebration of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of by Gloucester (Mass.), Gloucester (Mass (1901)
"This will be the starting signal for the first class, and time will be taken from
this gun as the starting time of all yachts of that class. FOURTH GUN. ..."
4. Mathematical Questions and Solutions (1894)
"Give (1) the starting time of each fly ; (2) the length of the minute-hand,
and (3) the area of the clock's face. Solution by WJ GREENSTREET, MA; ..."
5. Power Plant Testing: A Manual of Testing Engines, Turbines, Boilers, Pumps by James Ambrose Moyer (1913)
"note quickly the thickness of each, also the water levels, steam pressure, and
time, which last is taken as the starting time. Likewise when the time ..."
6. The Book of American Pastimes: Containing a History of the Principal Base by Charles A. Peverelly (1866)
"The first prize of the second-class sloops was won by the Martha; starting time,
12.30; arriving time, 4.16^ PM Total time, three hours and forty-six ..."
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