from the outset/ at the outset 從一開始

from the outset/ at the outset 從一開始

e.g. the share of good-as-new notes issued in the run-up to each Chinese New Year has increased from 20% at the outset to around 45% in recent years. (臨近農曆新年推出的「迎新鈔」，佔總出鈔量的比例由當初的20%增加到近年約45%。)