at the beginning of the week vs in the beginning of the week

The correct phrase is 'at the beginning of the week.' 'In the beginning of the week' is not a common or correct phrase in English. 'At the beginning of the week' is the standard expression used to refer to the start of the week.

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at the beginning of the week

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to the start of the week, typically on a Monday.

Examples:

I like to plan my schedule at the beginning of the week.
The project deadline is set for the beginning of the week.
We usually have team meetings at the beginning of the week.
She always feels motivated at the beginning of the week.
At the beginning of the week, I make a list of goals to accomplish.

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You left me a message at the beginning of the week.
This group entered the studio on October 21, recording "Village Blues" at the beginning of the week of sessions that produced My Favorite Things.
Fortunately, Mr Commissioner, at the beginning of the week, the Commission opened the door for the Belgian authorities to come to the assistance of companies in need.
Mr President, yesterday evening we saw on the news pictures of the memorial service for those killed in the accident involving a military aircraft at Eindhoven airport at the beginning of the week.
I know that many colleagues in the House were anxious that we should be able to debate this matter briefly today, at the beginning of the week.
The USB built-in player USB has a weekly scheduler that allows to program all of the content at the beginning of the week without additional interventions.
After the disturbances at the beginning of the week, the situation is now a little calmer.
I have some sympathy with your plight, Mr Deprez, but we only agreed the agenda at the beginning of the week, and Mr Ferri's comments this morning were incorrect.
The programme for the four-day dancing course will be arranged in consultation with the participants and agreed jointly in the group at the beginning of the week.
If parker wasn't thinking about partnership at the beginning of the week, you can bet he is now.
In the church I observed that, at the beginning of the week, some seemed to have difficulty to keep silence.
The signal given by the car deal at the beginning of the week is: Europe has indeed promised ambitious climate protection and to save the world.
The resolutions, as they are currently worded, are a watered down version of what we started out with at the beginning of the week.
If my plane doesn't crash, and if I do not get kidnapped by organ thieves, I will drop you a line at the beginning of the week.
Glass of sparkling wine to welcome you at the beginning of the week
He started with a limit worth 20-13 at the beginning of the week to get things rolling. He added 17-1 on day two and a whopping 22-4 on day three.
Mr President, I rise in respect of the Minutes and the remark which is reported from my colleague Mr David who said that my complaint to you at the beginning of the week was made in a personal capacity.
Mr President, I wish to present to the House an oral amendment on paragraphs 33 and 34 to reflect the fact that at the beginning of the week Cyprus closed the competition policy chapter.
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It is true that it would have been much better had we had an opportunity to debate this in committee and, as was said at the beginning of the week, that would have been a much better opportunity to have the issue debated.

in the beginning of the week

This phrase is not correct in English. The preposition 'in' is not used in this context.

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in the beginning of the week
The Surinamese guilder suffered from high inflation in the beginning of the 1990s.
You bet 2x the original small blind raise in the beginning of the hand.
Just like in the beginning of the world.
And it just began like in the beginning of February.
Right in the beginning of the war, he got killed.
Angels & Airwaves started work on I-Empire in the beginning of 2007.
I died in the beginning of Up.
Other classical groups were studied by Leonard Dickson in the beginning of 20th century.
I just read through what I wrote in the beginning of this notebook.
Formation of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli development started in the beginning of 1990s.
You will receive the next newsletter in the beginning of February 2016.
The chair opened in the beginning of 1960ies.
The company joined Wi-Fi Alliance in the beginning of 2012.
He passes away in a car accident in the beginning of the series.
Most rooms were renovated in the beginning of 2018.
The meeting will take place in the beginning of September.
It is set in the beginning of the main machine with left-right guiding.
A street market in the beginning of the century has been entirely recreated.
We used a lot of keyboards in the beginning of Sorcier Des Glaces.
The festival is in the beginning of August.

Alternatives:

at the beginning of the week
on the first day of the week
at the start of the week
when the week begins
at the onset of the week

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