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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The time crunch—about six weeks to get coverage starting on January 1—also adds another level of stress. —

Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 The remaining two offers are also great ways to start on BetMGM. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 Boeing's fourth offer since a strike started on Sept. 13 comes at a critical moment for the company, which last week announced a $24 billion share issue to shore up its finances after the strike halted production of its cash-cow 737 MAX jet. —

Dan Catchpole and Allison Lampert, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024 Lay’s Auctioneers is offering up the coal—along with thousands of other artifacts connected to nearly 150 shipwrecks—during a sale that starts on November 6. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for start on