starting time
starting time noun: the moment in time at which something is scheduled or supposed to begin.
Noun
starting time (countable and uncountable, plural starting times)
- The moment in time at which something is scheduled or supposed to begin.
- 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 443
- 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 236
- Synonyms:
- start time
Synonyms of starting time
Forms of starting time
| plural | starting times |
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Questions about starting time
- What does starting time mean?
- Starting time means the moment in time at which something is scheduled or supposed to begin.
- What part of speech is starting time?
- Starting time is a noun.
- What is the plural of starting time?
- The plural of starting time is starting times.
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