start on

phrasal verb

started on; starting on; starts on

: to begin doing (something)

Did you start on your homework yet?

: to cause (someone) to start doing or using (something)

The doctor started him on a treatment with antibiotics.

When should we start the baby on solid food?

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However, starting on Wednesday, November 6, Kimmel will be back on his usual schedule, with guests Jon Favreau, Jon Lovitz, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor as well as musical guest Alessia Cara. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 According to the department, the standardized start and end dates have been changed throughout the years, but since 2007, daylight saving time has started on the second Sunday in March and ended on the first Sunday in November. —

Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024 Its Deal of the Day specials start on Friday and run daily through Dec. 24 – find them in the Target app. —

Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024 Most of the official sales start late on Thanksgiving, though some of the best deals start on Friday, sometime in the early hours. —

Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for start on