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start date vs starting date

Both 'start date' and 'starting date' are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and can be used based on personal preference.
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start date

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase refers to the specific date when something begins or commences.

Examples:

  • The start date for the project is next Monday.
  • Please confirm the start date of your employment.
  • Oct 3, 2020 ... It's currently not possible to automatically set Start Date/Date range using Rules. At the moments, you can only set up a trigger to add Due dates.
  • Feb 16, 2021 ... You will need to use the predecessors and the duration to adjust any dates that are not your very first start date.
  • Oct 19, 2022 ... When you create a template and set up task due dates, then use that template to create a project and select your start date, you can change ...
  • Jan 14, 2022 ... Hello, I am having an issue with tasks not having a predecessor defaulting to the project start date and cannot be changed.
  • Aug 17, 2018 ... My circle often uses the “Start Date” function to put a task on our radar days prior to being due. The issue we run into is that tasks with ...
  • Jun 23, 2020 ... I am trying to add a Child Task in a section of my plan, and each time I add a row, Smartsheet adds the Start Date automatically.
  • Apr 9, 2020 ... I'm looking to create a formula that will take my start date and add the number of WORKING days highlighted in the duration column to calculate the due date.
  • Apr 3, 2023 ... I want to calculate the Start Date of a task using a simple formula. This is the Start Date column that interfaces to Resource Management.
  • Hello! Does anyone know how I can a) change the wording of the property 'Billing Start Date' & b) if it is possible to remove the option 'At Paymet'.
  • May 9, 2023 ... I'm wanting to adjust the timeline start date based on the end date of a dependency and have found online that I could do this with an adjust command in ...

Alternatives:

  • commencement date
  • beginning date
  • initiation date
  • commencement day
  • kickoff date

starting date

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase also refers to the specific date when something begins or commences.

Examples:

  • The starting date of the event is in two weeks.
  • What is the starting date for the course?
  • For clinical infections that started during lactation, the recorded date of clinical mastitis was used as the starting date for the clinical infection. From the ...
  • Mar 29, 2022 ... Hello Formula Gurus! Do any of you have a formula that will return the "week starting" date based on a created date?
  • Oct 16, 2024 ... STARTING DATE meaning: 1. the planned day for the start of an important activity: 2. the planned day for the start of an…. Learn more.
  • Apr 6, 2018 ... "Start date" is more common among American English speakers, while more BrE speakers use "starting date." "Starting date" is not wrong.
  • Aug 28, 2023 ... I want to have my timeline report to always have the date span "Starting Date: and Ending Date: to be dynamic. A week prior to the current day and two months ...
  • May 15, 2020 ... 62 votes, 50 comments. What do you find the best/most fun/most interesting starting date? I know some minor bookmarks are missing but this ...
  • Feb 11, 2022 ... It is critical to several deferred gift annuity calculations, however, and so is worth making an effort to understand. The annuity starting date ...
  • Jan 25, 2023 ... Best starting date for Bex? Hi everyone,. I started a new career in Bex at around 3025, hoping that there were some new flashpoints/missions ...
  • Aug 25, 2024 ... Your residency starting date is the first day in the calendar year on which you are present in the United States as a lawful permanent resident.
  • Aug 20, 2009 ... Filters: Currency Code: USD, Starting Date:”…” Filter Caption: Amount. I am using USD reporting currency. Did anyone encounter this problem in ...

Alternatives:

  • commencement date
  • beginning date
  • initiation date
  • commencement day
  • kickoff date

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