starting

American  

[stahr-ting] / ˈstɑr tɪŋ /

adjective

1. being a price, amount, player lineup, etc., fixed at the beginning.

   If you get hired, what will your starting salary be?

2. setting out on a course of action; taking the first steps in an activity.

   The idea of the frosh pub mingle is for you to meet your fellow starting students.

3. coming to life, becoming active, or beginning to move.

   She listened for the sound of a starting car, but all was still.

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Etymology

Origin of starting

First recorded in 1810–15; start ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

“Current Middle East unrest is already starting to impact business operations by increasing lead times, costs, container delays and the like,” one manager in the food and beverage category told the survey.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many people with these schedules do not consider themselves shift workers and instead see their routine as simply starting the day earlier than usual.

From Science Daily

How that starting rate is set is opaque.

From MarketWatch

At the same time, funding for AI infrastructure is starting to slow and investors are starting to worry about a scarcity of capital.

From The Wall Street Journal

Regulators in Beijing and local governments continue to offer policy support, costs are failing and the unit economics of market leaders are starting to break even, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal