at first

Meaning

at first

(idiomatic) Initially; at the start.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

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Synonyms

firstly first early originally primarily initially beforehand primitively in the first place first of all to begin with foremostly introductorily from the beginning in the beginning
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Antonyms

lastly last in the end eventually finally ultimately
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Examples

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable. Christopher Reeve

The advantage of love at first sight is that it delays a second sight. Natalie Clifford Barney

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it. W. C. Fields

If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again. Lebanese Proverb

Every cackling hen was an egg at first. Rwandan Proverb

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. English Proverb

Words in the phrase

at first

Close letter words and terms

at fault for at field at fingertips at first base at first bluff at first blush