American English pronunciation

How to pronounce initially

IPA transcription: [,ɪ'nɪʃəli]

Hear “initially” pronounced

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Adverb

  • at the beginning

    “at first he didn't notice anything strange”

Usage examples

  • Daniel Hofer Senior initially lost the case.
  • Initially the player has a few colonists with a lot to do.
  • Initially only two pages in each edition were devoted to television.
  • The common rooms were initially designed with fireplaces, however are no longer in used.
  • Gul initially represented the cricketer Salman Butt in the infamous spot fixing case.
  • Initially a left-Winger or left-half, usually deputising for Bob John.
  • It was initially used for a survey of a thousand stars.
  • Whole Wheat Radio played independent music, initially due to commercial licensing costs.
  • The tactic initially confounded the Japanese Zero pilots flying out of Rabaul.
  • The construction and use of the facility was initially a classified military secret.