in on the ground floor
Example Sentences
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But guessing which companies will initiate their first dividend can be a way to get in on the ground floor.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
“The idea of getting in on the ground floor, especially in a beautiful place like Green-Wood, is a little irresistible.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
“We had a chance to get in on the ground floor of rock ‘n’ roll,” he recalled in a 1989 interview.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024
He successfully recruited from Google, Microsoft and other established tech giants with surer pay packages, promising to let them in on the ground floor of a world-altering technology.
From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2023
You really want to get in on the ground floor, right in 1975, and you can’t do that if you’re still in high school.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
