started on April vs started in April

Both phrases are correct. However, they're used in different contexts. 'Started on April' is used when referring to a specific date in April when something began, while 'Started in April' is used when referring to the month as a whole when something began.

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started on April

This phrase is correct when referring to a specific date in April when something began.

This phrase is used when you want to specify the exact date in April when an event or action started. It is more specific than 'started in April.'

Examples:

The project started on April 15th.
She began her new job on April 1st.
The concert started on April 20th.

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These personalised services started on 1 April 2009.
The procedure for evaluation of the new data started on 15 April 2008.
The referral procedure started on 21 April 2005.
The Decentralised Procedure UK/ H/ 0892/ 01/ DC started on 12 April 2006.
The referral procedure started on 29 April 2005.
The arbitration procedure started on 27 April 2006.
The company told me earlier this week that the consultation started on 7 April 1998 and the final decision was not made until September.
Intermed started operating on 15 April 2002.
The Commission extends the procedure started on 8 April 2009 and will widen the scope of the investigation to include the new measures.
The aim of the mission, which started on 10 April, is to ascertain the truth of reports that traces of the animal have recently been seen in the park.
The Italian authorities submit that the works started on 29 April 2003 and that Firmin submitted the application for the financing of the project before the start of any works.
The application for Mutual Recognition for Rigevidon was submitted to Denmark and the Mutual Recognition Procedure started on 30 April 2004.
The aim of the mission, which started on 10 April, is to ascertain the truth of reports that traces of the animal have recently been seen in the park.
The period under consideration started on 1 April 2004 whereas the use of calendar years would have meant starting this period on 1 January 2004.
As the proposed amendments intend to decrease the intensity of the controls and thus to alleviate the administrative burden for Member States, they should apply in respect of the current 12-month period which has started on 1 April 2012.
These consultations started in Brussels on 14 April 2004.
They started April 29, 1992.
The referral procedure started 26 April 2002.
WhipCar, which started April of last year, it took them six months to get 1,000 cars in the service.
Exploratory talks between the two parties started in April 2002.

Alternatives:

started on the 15th of April
started on April 1st
started on a specific date in April

started in April

This phrase is correct when referring to the month of April as a whole when something began.

This phrase is used when you want to indicate that an event or action began at some point during the month of April. It is more general than 'started on April.'