at first

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   at or in the beginning

In the movies · 118

• At first I didn't feel like deals like these were possible.The Wolf of Wall Street2013
• and I didn't understand what he had done at first, but Mother did...Life of Pi2012
• He doesn't see you at first, because you're in a crawl space...Zero Effect1998
• At first, it's scary.The Dawn Wall2017
• At first, a tasty marshmallow.Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania2022
• We leave at first lightMulan2020
• She was shocked at first.Changeling2008
• really unpredictable at first.Unhinged2020

Learn it in full scenes

• The Wolf of Wall Street2013
  • Jordan Belfort Introduces Himself
  • Jordan's First Lunch with Mark Hanna
  • Black Monday Crushes Jordan's Career
• The Dawn Wall2017
  • Tommy's Father Toughens Him Up
  • Tommy Caldwell Wins Snowbird
  • Climbers Taken Hostage in Kyrgyzstan

From the same entry

• there's a first time for everything
• come first
• first and foremost
• first and last
• first come, first served
• first of all
• first off
• first up
• put first
• feet first
• head first
• safety first

More idioms

• you have no idea
• just a minute
• if you don't mind
• at once
• of course not
• not bad
• know what you're talking about
• these days
• for sure
• be out of your mind
• pretty much
• in the way