Collocation
start work
to begin working, especially at a job or on a task
Definition
'start work' is a common English collocation. to begin working, especially at a job or on a task
start + work
“I start work at nine o'clock every weekday.”
Examples
- I start work at nine o'clock every weekday.
- She starts work earlier in summer because the trains are quieter.
- We started work on the new website last Monday.
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- What time do you usually start work?
- He will start work as a nurse next month after he finishes training.
- They are due to start work on the bridge as soon as the permits are approved.
- I cannot start work until IT resets my account access.
- By the time the rest of the team arrived, she had already started work on the report.
- If we start work immediately, we might still meet the deadline.
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