start
start
verb
To begin an action, activity, or process; to make something begin.
"Let's start the meeting now."
noun
The point in time or space at which something begins.
"We made a good start to the project."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: set forth, set out, depart, set off, start out, take off, part, start up, begin, scratch line, scratch, starting line
Antonyms: cease, end, ending, finish, finishing, halt, middle, stop, terminate