The phrase "action at the start" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an event or activity that occurs at the beginning of a process or situation.
Example: "The action at the start of the movie sets the tone for the entire film."
Alternatives: "initial action" or "beginning action".
Manchester United skipper Nemanja Vidic has confirmed he is on course for a return to action at the start of next season.
The 6 new teams, grouped together as the Western Division went into action at the start of the 1967-68 season.
In limited action at the start of the season, he made contact on only 50percentt of his swings, down from his career rate of roughly 74percentt.
Gretna are facing creditors' demands of over £1m, with the Inland Revenue owed £350,000, which almost resulted in court action at the start of this week.
"We have seen in previous recessions how a failure to take action at the start of the downturn has increased both the length and depth of the recession.
Naderev "Yeb" Sano, whose family comes from the city of Tacloban worst hit by the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan, made a tearful appeal for international action at the start of the two-week summit in Warsaw.
Howard was in action again at the start of the second half, acrobatically arching backwards to tip over Mertens' goalbound header from De Bruyne's cross.
The ad designer Franck Davidovici launched legal action in France at the start of this year over Koons' 1988 work Fait d'Hiver – a sculpture of Ilona Staller, a penguin and a pig.
A stellar cast is in action at Wimbledon at the start of the second week, with men's and women's fourth-round matches due to be played and some third-round matches still to take place after a rainy Saturday.
Chance governs the action, set in Las Vegas at the start of the US invasion of Iraq.
Baxter said that his drink had been spiked on a night out, and returned to action for Sheffield United at the start of the current season.
