initially, at first
Anfänglich wusste er nicht, was er in seinem neuen Job tun soll.
At first, he didn’t know what he was supposed to do in his new job.
Der neue Rechner war mir anfänglich im Gebrauch zu kompliziert.
The new computer was too complicated for me to use at first.
Es war weitaus schwieriger, als wir anfänglich geglaubt hatten.
It was far more difficult than we initially thought.
Tom antwortete anfänglich nicht.
Tom didn’t respond at first.