# initially

Pronunciation: US say "i-NISH-uh-lee" /ɪˈnɪʃəli/; UK

## Adverb

1. At the beginning of a process or period, before later changes take place.
   - Simple: At the start, before anything else happens or changes.
   - _The company initially focused on a single product before expanding its range._
   - _Initially reluctant, the committee eventually approved the proposal after lengthy debate._

## Origin

Formed from "initial" combined with the suffix "-ly."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/initially (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).