startingactions

plural noun
UK /ˈstɑːtɪŋ ˈækʃənz/
US /ˈstɑːrtɪŋ ˈækʃənz/

Starting actions are the first things you do to begin something.

The starting actions for the game are to line up and count to three.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The first moves a character makes in a game or story.

Her starting actions in the race were quick and careful.

3. The steps that turn on a machine or program.

The robot's starting actions include checking its battery.

4. The early things done to get a project going.

The team's starting actions were to plan and share ideas.