initially

initialement, au début

Au commencement d’une situation ou d’une activité, avant les changements qui suivent.

En anglais simple : At the beginning of a situation or activity, before later changes.

• Initially, I felt nervous.
• We initially planned to stay for a week.
• She initially refused, but later changed her mind.

Synonymes : at first, at the beginning, originally

Contraires : eventually

Expressions courantes : initially planned, initially thought, initially refused, initially seemed