initialchange
nounUK /ɪˈnɪʃəl tʃeɪndʒ/
US /ɪˈnɪʃəl tʃeɪndʒ/
The first change that happens when something starts to become different.
The initial change in the weather was a cool breeze.
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2. The first adjustment made to a plan or system.
The initial change to the schedule moved lunch to noon.
3. The earliest step in a series of changes.
The initial change was small, but more followed.
4. A change that happens at the very start of a process.
Scientists noticed an initial change in the plant's color.