start time

Example Sentences

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That heavy rain, once it starts, is expected to stay for hours, so the fear was that sticking with the original start time would have meant the race could not be run.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Based on its start time, the truce theoretically expires overnight on Tuesday, Iran time, although in his comments to Bloomberg Trump said the end was Wednesday evening Washington time.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

In the past, Shiffrin could tighten up and turn quiet as her start time approached, her inner torment a mystery to the colleagues hired to support her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Roughly an hour and a half after the 10 a.m. start time, Kingery was still sitting in the structure when D.C. police received the green light from the D.C.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2025

The steady flow of people entering the Northern High School gymnasium had slowed to a trickle as the three o’clock start time for graduation arrived.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore