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started at vs started in

Both 'started at' and 'started in' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Started at' is used to indicate a specific point or location where something began, while 'started in' is used to indicate the time period or era when something began.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 2632 views

started at

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'started at' when referring to a specific point or location where something began. For example, 'The race started at the finish line.'

Examples:

The meeting started at 9 a.m.
The movie started at the cinema.
The journey started at the airport.

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I have to finish what I started at lancer.
Isotretinoin therapy should be started at a dose of 0.5 mg/ kg daily.
The game started at 7:00.
Evening yard started at 5:00.
Pregabalin treatment can be started at a dose of 150 mg per day.
TRITAZIDE should be started at the lowest available dosage.
We started at the Fig and...
The varietal selection process and the cultivation practices of early harvesting started at that time.
Tonight, we started at 8.30.
Because all the fires started at night only.
You know, we all started at the same time.
He started at University of Toronto when he was only 13.
It started at one outlet And moved through the wires to three others.
Their movie started at 8:45.
Surgery started at 8:00.
I guess it all started at the trial.
I'd just started at the university.
We can get started at first light.
So whatever started at the Lower Linx ended at their house.
The chase started at olive And 29th when vega ran a stop sign.

Alternatives:

began at
commenced at
initiated at
kicked off at
set off at

started in

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'started in' when referring to the time period or era when something began. For example, 'The company started in the 1990s.'

Examples:

The project started in the summer.
The tradition started in the Middle Ages.
The trend started in the 20th century.

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The restructuring period thus in reality started in 2002.
The process of restructuring Odlewnia Śrem started in 2003.
It started in his lung, which caused the pleural effusion.
Action has already started in many countries.
This case started in Warr Acres.
Whitaker told me the virus started in China.
Everything started in this deep dense forest.
And the expedition started in February last year.
These review procedures were started in November 2004.
The Mutual Recognition Procedure started in September 2004.
Negotiations on a new Association Agreement started in January 2010.
I started in 2005 studying honeybees.
The appeal proceedings started in February.
The proceedings started in July 2007.
Finally, the restructuring indeed started in 2006.
These consultations started in Brussels on 14 April 2004.
Negotiations on a new Association Agreement started in January 2010.
Fire was started in the bedroom.
It started in this stone circle.
Secondly, the ratification process started in Hungary.

Alternatives:

began in
commenced in
initiated in
kicked off in
set off in

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