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at the first time vs on the first time

Both "at the first time" and "on the first time" are not correct phrases in English. The correct phrase to use in this context is "for the first time."

Last updated: March 22, 2024

at the first time

This phrase is not correct in English.

The correct phrase to use in this context is "for the first time."
  • Feb 16, 2020 ... I realized him on/at the first time I enter the room. Which preposition should I use “on” or “at” in sentence above or Does both have the ...
  • on/ at the first time ? ; DerrickCheung · cantonese · #1 ; Florentia52 · English - United States · #2 ; Chris K · English / US · #3.
  • Nov 6, 2017 ... at the first time - used when going over memories or flash backs ex. at the first time I lost I went into a rampage in the first time is similar ...
  • But I made lots of mistakes at the first time and keep finding out new bugs. Since it was a phone interview I was asked to type the answer and send it ...
  • Looking back at the first time Bristol Motor Speedway put down the dirt on the legendary half-mile oval. Tuesday, February 23, 2021.
  • Sep 23, 2021 ... Weird Python heap: heappop() output at the first time ... the first heappop() is not the min of array, while it's the first index. ... BTW, if you ...
  • Looking back at the first time Patrick Ewing committed to Georgetown. Image without a caption. By Dan Steinberg. April 3, 2017. Patrick Ewing led Georgetown ...

Alternatives:

  • for the first time

on the first time

This phrase is not correct in English.

The correct phrase to use in this context is "for the first time."
  • All you football players nailing that Zombies classic on the first time out.
  • Someone that fails on the first time, doesn't have what it takes.
  • All you football players nailing that Zombies classic on the first time out.
  • It is based on the principle of due diligence and focuses on the first time that timber and timber products are placed on the internal market.
  • It is important to mention the current work of IASB in designing a standard on the first-time application of IAS that should facilitate the adoption by EU companies of IAS.
  • Congratulations, Dr. Bryce... on being the first time traveler in history.
  • Put your finger on it the first time you met me.
  • Therefore, the restriction should not apply to articles placed on the market for the first time before that date.
  • Four hours into the deployment, we had programmed the electronic jellyfish to come on for the first time.
  • In Amsterdam the Federal Republic of Germany put on the brakes for the first time.
  • I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human being.
  • We'll go easy on you the first time.
  • A husband who lies to me and who I'm cheating on for the first time in my life.
  • I feel bad enough about what I did to you on camera the first time.
  • I cheated on Drew for the first time.
  • There was a dragon on your purse the first time we met.
  • Six months ago today, we cheated on Larry for the first time.
  • On the 10th of September last year we turned the machine on for the first time.
  • The Commission recently published the list of special advisers working for it on the Internet for the first time.
  • When they made cannons in the old days, the gunsmith had to sit on it the first time it was fired.

Alternatives:

  • for the first time

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