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the beginning of the month vs in beginning of the month

The correct phrase is 'the beginning of the month.' The preposition 'in' is unneeded before 'beginning' here.
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Last updated: June 28, 2024 • 1325 views

the beginning of the month

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to the initial part of a month.
  • At the beginning of the month four days ago
  • Madam President, Commissioner, at the beginning of the month we were told that all remedial measures against the financial crisis have been taken.
  • I spoke to you, Madam President, on this very same subject at the beginning of the month.
  • If the board approves, and I can't see why they wouldn't, you would need to be in Louisiana by the beginning of the month.
  • $28,000 was deposited in your bank account at the beginning of the month from an offshore account.
  • Furthermore, unless I'm wrong, you already received a written reply at the beginning of the month on a question similar to the one that you have just asked.
  • A friend of mine had to meet the doctor at the beginning of the month.
  • That is why the Commission presented the European Initiative for Growth I outlined to you at the beginning of the month.
  • Today we are talking about the tragic situation in Burma in the aftermath of the cyclone that swept across the country at the beginning of the month.
  • This was mentioned in the report on our meeting in Puebla at the beginning of the month.
  • Madam President, Commissioner, as previous speakers have mentioned, Parliament was in Palestine at the beginning of the month.
  • covered by storage contracts at the beginning of the month concerned;
  • Larger packs at the beginning of the month, smaller packaging at the end of the month.
  • Let us therefore make use of Iran's readiness to discuss all human rights issues, including individual cases, without preliminary conditions, as expressed in talks with the EU-Iran Human Rights Exploratory Experts mission at the beginning of the month.
  • the quantities of the following cheeses under contract at the beginning of the month in question:
  • No later than the third working day of each week, they shall make available information on total expenditure effected from the beginning of the month until the end of the preceding week.
  • Inventory change reports in respect of all nuclear materials in accordance with Annex III containing all inventory changes from the beginning of the month to and including the physical inventory taking date.
  • The revised thresholds referred to in paragraph 1 and their corresponding values in the national currencies referred to in paragraph 3 shall be published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union at the beginning of the month of November following their revision.
  • Not later than the second working day of each week, the Member States shall notify the Commission by fax of the total expenditure effected from the beginning of the month until the end of the preceding week.
  • They found their consumer had more money at the beginning of the month, less at the end of the month. So what they did is they started to change their packaging.

in beginning of the month

This phrase is incorrect in English. The preposition 'in' is not used before 'beginning' in this context.

  • If the board approves, and I can't see why they wouldn't, you would need to be in Louisiana by the beginning of the month.
  • This was mentioned in the report on our meeting in Puebla at the beginning of the month.
  • Madam President, Commissioner, as previous speakers have mentioned, Parliament was in Palestine at the beginning of the month.
  • I see the proposed new plough tax will be phased in at the beginning of next month.
  • Delivering on a global solution starts with playing a leading role in the G20 conference in London at the beginning of next month.
  • We are also pleased that the President of the European Parliament was able to attend the opening ceremony in Ljubljana at the beginning of the month and that the European Parliament is to organise a large number of important events in that connection.
  • The news channel NTV has reported that a Turkish court decided today not to allow the release of two opposition candidates who were elected as MPs in the elections held in Turkey at the beginning of this month.
  • Left without notice, beginning of the month.
  • At the beginning of the month four days ago
  • Madam President, Commissioner, at the beginning of the month we were told that all remedial measures against the financial crisis have been taken.
  • I spoke to you, Madam President, on this very same subject at the beginning of the month.
  • $28,000 was deposited in your bank account at the beginning of the month from an offshore account.
  • Furthermore, unless I'm wrong, you already received a written reply at the beginning of the month on a question similar to the one that you have just asked.
  • A friend of mine had to meet the doctor at the beginning of the month.
  • That is why the Commission presented the European Initiative for Growth I outlined to you at the beginning of the month.
  • Today we are talking about the tragic situation in Burma in the aftermath of the cyclone that swept across the country at the beginning of the month.
  • covered by storage contracts at the beginning of the month concerned;
  • That authority shall forward the information to the Commission at the beginning of each month.
  • We added ten more spots just at the beginning of this month.
  • ECHO reopened its office at the beginning of last month.

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