initial
adjective
of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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The EU will initial political association agreements with two other ex-Soviet republics, Georgia and Moldova, at the summit, putting them on track to sign formally in around a year.
From Reuters ● Nov. 29, 2013