instruct when to begin vs instruct to begin

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Instruct when to begin' is used when specifying the timing or conditions for beginning an action, while 'instruct to begin' is used when giving a direct command to start something.

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instruct when to begin

This phrase is correct and commonly used when specifying the timing or conditions for beginning an action.

This phrase is used when providing instructions that include information about when a particular action should start. It is often used in procedural or instructional contexts.

Examples:

Please instruct when to begin the next phase of the experiment.
The manual instructs when to begin the defrosting process.

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I shall now begin to instruct you in What the jazz elite call the modern beat
The painting was scheduled to begin a major tour next month.
All they needed to begin replicating.
- To begin the healing process.
The Slovenian Presidency decided to begin negotiations in 2008.
In Bosnia-Herzegovina it took at least 10000 for peace negotiations to begin, for peacekeepers to arrive on site and for disarmament to begin.
Before he dies, he wants to begin negotiations to freeze Iran's nuclear program entirely.
I mean, there are too many schools to begin with.
I proceeded to the defendant's apartment to begin my investigation.
To begin with, my family's secret salt cod recipe.
But you are to begin disassembling the Avengers.
We weren't friends to begin with.
We were fools to begin with.
And I can't wait to begin our life together.
Turn on CNN, the bombardment of Sydney is about to begin.
The greatest race in the history of mankind is about to begin.
They weren't human to begin with.
They weren't human to begin with.
Spencer, you have ten seconds to begin your answer.
I don't even know where to begin without a search key.

Alternatives:

Specify when to begin
Indicate when to start

instruct to begin

This phrase is correct and commonly used when giving a direct command to start something.

This phrase is used when giving a direct instruction or command to initiate a particular action. It is straightforward and concise.

Examples:

The coach instructed the team to begin the warm-up exercises.
Please instruct the students to begin their assignments.

Show examples from the web [+]

I shall now begin to instruct you in What the jazz elite call the modern beat
The painting was scheduled to begin a major tour next month.
All they needed to begin replicating.
- To begin the healing process.
The Slovenian Presidency decided to begin negotiations in 2008.
In Bosnia-Herzegovina it took at least 10000 for peace negotiations to begin, for peacekeepers to arrive on site and for disarmament to begin.
Before he dies, he wants to begin negotiations to freeze Iran's nuclear program entirely.
I mean, there are too many schools to begin with.
I proceeded to the defendant's apartment to begin my investigation.
To begin with, my family's secret salt cod recipe.
But you are to begin disassembling the Avengers.
We weren't friends to begin with.
We were fools to begin with.
And I can't wait to begin our life together.
Turn on CNN, the bombardment of Sydney is about to begin.
The greatest race in the history of mankind is about to begin.
They weren't human to begin with.
They weren't human to begin with.
Spencer, you have ten seconds to begin your answer.
I don't even know where to begin without a search key.

Alternatives:

Direct to begin
Command to start

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instruct when to begin vs instruct to begin