initially

American  

[ih-nish-uh-lee] / ɪˈnɪʃ ə li /

adverb

1. happening first; at the start; in the beginning.

   Although natural gas cars cost a bit more initially, savings from lower fuel costs can help make up the difference.

   The foundation initially funded only educational programs, but later also awarded grants for emotional and social support.

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Etymology

Origin of initially

initial ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

As your wife wrote the check, the IRS might initially treat the full mortgage payoff as 100% her gift.

From MarketWatch

To work initially with Darren Star, and then spend the majority of the last 25 years with Michael Patrick King as my producing partner.

From Los Angeles Times

Control over their access to Gaza rests with the Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Anti-Semitism, a little-known department initially designed to strengthen ties with, and protections for, Jews abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kristina O'Neill and Laura Brown are both editors who lost their jobs after restructures, and they initially thought it was the end of the world.

From BBC

Bank of America initially told the regulator that its processes related to the block trade were business-as-usual and above-board, the people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• originally