In the first instance synonyms | phrases

Phrases with similar meaning for In the first instance

• at first

  initially
• at the beginning
• first of all
• in the first place
• to begin with

  initially
• at the start

  initially
• at the outset

  initially
• in the early stages

  initially
• first and foremost
• above all
• at or in the beginning
• for the time being
• for the moment
• in the meantime
• in the short term
• in the interim
• pro tem
• not permanently
• in the beginning
• to start with
• from day one