Everyday English
it's a start
be a small positive first step
You say it is a start when something is not enough yet but is a useful first step.
Hear it in real life
We have raised two hundred pounds so far.
It's a start, and we can keep going.
I only managed to revise one chapter, but it's a start.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: It's the start.
Say: It's a start.
Use "a start" to acknowledge limited progress, not "the start," which refers to a specific beginning.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
it's a start; at least it's a start
Your turn: say it out loud
I only managed to revise one chapter, but it's a start.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
it's a start
be a small positive first step
“I only managed to revise one chapter, but it's a start.”
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