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incipient

adjective

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɪp.i.ənt/

Beginning to happen or develop; in the very early stages of existence.

She felt an incipient headache coming on after hours of staring at the computer screen.
The project is still in its incipient phase, so we have not yet decided on a final budget.
He noticed an incipient rebellion among the staff as they whispered about the new management policies.

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