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onset
adjectives
sudden
• Consult the doctor if there is a very sudden onset of fever.
abrupt
• the abrupt onset of the rainy season in India (= happening very quickly and suddenly )
rapid
• Symptoms may include the rapid onset of nausea and vomiting.
early/late onset
(= happening earlier or later than commonly happens – used especially about serious illnesses )
• The patient had a family history of early onset Alzheimer's disease.
verbs
delay the onset of something
• An active and healthy lifestyle can delay the onset of disease in later life.
mark the onset of something
• The tradition originates from an old Celtic feast marking the onset of winter.
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noun ADJ. rapid, sudden the sudden onset of the disease | slow | early | delayed, late VERB + ONSET delay | mark His first hit record marked the onset of an astonishing career. PREP. after the ~ after the onset of sleep | at the ~ at the onset of the war | before/prior to the ~, since the ~
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