| 100% | WERELIVE | 8 | Comment when the shooting starts |
| 56% | MAY | 3 | When the French Open starts |
| 52% | MEALTIME | 8 | When the stomach starts grumbling |
| 52% | TOMORROW | 8 | When the diet starts, perhaps |
| 52% | MCML | 4 | When the Korean War started |
| 51% | CIAOCANADA | 10 | Comment when crossing the Peace Bridge? |
| 51% | ACTI | 4 | When the story starts on stage |
| 51% | FRI | 3 | When the Sabbath starts in Isr. |
| 51% | DDAY | 4 | When the Battle of Normandy started |
| 51% | ATNINE | 6 | When the morning shift might start |
| 49% | OCT | 3 | When the NHL regular season typically starts: Abbr. |
| 49% | APR | 3 | Mo. when the Civil War started |
| 48% | SUNRISE | 7 | When the sun starts to show above the horizon |
| 48% | ASIDE | 5 | Comment starting "By the way ..." |
| 48% | ATNINE | 6 | When many start the workday |
| 47% | SEP | 3 | Mo. when the N.F.L. season starts |
| 46% | SUNDOWN | 7 | Time when the street lights start to come on |
| 46% | TRAILHEAD | 9 | The start of a path when hiking |
| 46% | DOTELL | 6 | Encouraging comment when you want to hear the juicy details |
| 45% | ATIMETOHEEL | 11 | The point when Fido's master starts walking? |
| 45% | OUTOFHAND | 9 | The party got __ when they started breaking things |
| 45% | JUMPSHOT | 8 | When you shoot the basketball while in the air |
| 44% | NOTIMETOSPARE | 13 | Comment when you need a serious comeback at the end of a bowling game? |
| 44% | HAT | 3 | When thrown into the ring, it's got a shot |
| 43% | ACTI | 4 | It starts when the curtain rises |
| 43% | BEDPOSTS | 8 | Shot when the 7 and 10 pins are split in bowling |
| 43% | ACTI | 4 | It starts when the curtain goes up |
| 41% | NERDALERT | 9 | Teasing words when someone starts listing the digits of pi, say |
| 41% | MET | 3 | Nolan Ryan, e.g., when he started in the Major Leagues |
| 41% | INDENT | 6 | Move to the right a bit when starting a new paragraph |