Inchoative

[T]he day-Star […] ſhall be riſen in our hearts; vvhereof theſe acts of our intellect ſeem to be ſome inchoative or imperfect rays, […]

Our first Piece is of Winter, or late Autumn, 1771,—while the solution of the Polish Business is still in its inchoative stages; …

The inchoative (inceptive) aspect of a verb expresses the beginning of an action. Example: He is beginning to crawl.