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Common collocations with onset in American Collocation

onset noun singular

US /ˈɑnˌset/

sudden or quick

abrupt
rapid
sudden

People who have a stroke experience a sudden onset of disability.

slow

gradual
insidious
slow

Symptoms begin with a gradual onset of breathlessness.

early/late

delayed
early
late

Building was delayed by the early onset of winter.

cause the onset

cause
trigger

This hormone is important in triggering the onset of labour.

delay or prevent the onset

delay
postpone
prevent
slow

There are treatments that can control HIV and delay the onset of AIDS.

mark the onset

herald
mark
signal

Primroses, daffodils, bluebells and wild orchids herald the onset of the main holiday season.

illness

condition
disease
illness
pain
symptoms
dementia, diabetes etc

The onset of a mental illness is often heralded by being unable to fulfil roles that had previously been carried out successfully.

For some, the onset of shizophrenia will be rapid, with family members noticing psychotic symptoms.

process in the body

labour
menstruation
puberty

Teenagers with the disease frequently experience a delay in the onset of puberty.

problem or event

crisis
problem
war

Both Tamara and Isaac had fled Poland with the onset of war, and had met as exiles in London.

weather or season

rain
season
weather
winter

Try and arrive before the onset of the hurricane season.

The containers should be well watered before the onset of bad weather.

Food shortages will become more acute with the onset of winter.