at first

at first
at first
initially; at the very beginning. •

He was shy at first. Then he became more friendly.

At first we chose the red one. Later we switched to the blue one.

* * *
{adv. phr.} In the beginning; at the start. * /The driver didn't see the danger at first./ * /At first the job looked good to Bob, but later it became tiresome./ * /There was a little trouble at first, but things soon were quiet./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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