incipient

In an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop.

• incipiently/ɪnˈsɪpiəntli/(adv)初始地
• incipience/ɪnˈsɪpiəns/(n)初期

• incipient signs
• incipient rebellion
• incipient disease
• incipient stages

1. 1.The doctor detected incipient signs of diabetes and recommended lifestyle changes. (early-stage)
2. 2.The government moved quickly to suppress the incipient rebellion before it could spread. (just beginning)

• nascent/ˈnæsənt/— just beginning to develop
• embryonic/ˌɛmbriˈɒnɪk/— in early stages
• budding/ˈbʌdɪŋ/— beginning to develop

from Latin "incipiens" — "incipere" = to begin — in- (into) + capere (to take) — taking the first step