Collocations for "outset"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "outset" in context.
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outset
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- was clear from the outset that
- he was [right, wrong, confident] from the outset
- was [flawed, doomed] right from the outset
- made it clear from the outset that
- was clear from the outset about [what, how, why]
- should have made it clear (right) from the outset
- from its very outset
- has had [issues, complications] since the outset
- the outset of the [company, business]
- at the outset of the [war, battle, conflict]
'outset' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):