diff --git a/.NET/Microsoft.Recognizers.Definitions.Common/English/DateTimeDefinitions.cs b/.NET/Microsoft.Recognizers.Definitions.Common/English/DateTimeDefinitions.cs
index a1b1d30260..7dfdf40417 100644
--- a/.NET/Microsoft.Recognizers.Definitions.Common/English/DateTimeDefinitions.cs
+++ b/.NET/Microsoft.Recognizers.Definitions.Common/English/DateTimeDefinitions.cs
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public static class DateTimeDefinitions
 		public const string PMTimeRegex = @"\b(?<pm>afternoon|evening|night)\b";
 		public const string InclusiveModPrepositions = @"(?<include>((on|in|at)\s+or\s+)|(\s+or\s+(on|in|at)))";
 		public static readonly string BeforeRegex = $@"((\b{InclusiveModPrepositions}?(before|in\s+advance\s+of|prior\s+to|(no\s+later|earlier|sooner)\s+than|ending\s+(with|on)|by|till|til|until|(?<include>as\s+late\s+as)){InclusiveModPrepositions}?\b\s*?)|(?<!\w|>)((?<include><=)|<))(\s+the)?";
-		public static readonly string AfterRegex = $@"(\b{InclusiveModPrepositions}?((after|(?<!no\s+)later than)|(year greater than))(?!\s+or equal to){InclusiveModPrepositions}?\b\s*)|(?<!\w|<)((?<include>>=)|>)";
+		public static readonly string AfterRegex = $@"(\b{InclusiveModPrepositions}?((after|(starting|beginning)(\s+on)?(?!\sfrom)|(?<!no\s+)later than)|(year greater than))(?!\s+or equal to){InclusiveModPrepositions}?\b\s*)|(?<!\w|<)((?<include>>=)|>)";
 		public const string SinceRegex = @"((\b(since|after\s+or\s+equal\s+to|starting\s+(from|on|with)|as\s+early\s+as|any\s+time\s+from)\b\s*)|(?<!\w|<)(>=))";
 		public const string AroundRegex = @"(\b(around|circa)\s*\b)";
 		public const string AgoRegex = @"\b(ago|before\s+(?<day>yesterday|today))\b";
diff --git a/Java/libraries/recognizers-text-date-time/src/main/java/com/microsoft/recognizers/text/datetime/resources/EnglishDateTime.java b/Java/libraries/recognizers-text-date-time/src/main/java/com/microsoft/recognizers/text/datetime/resources/EnglishDateTime.java
index b4ed05805a..19b3ed2092 100644
--- a/Java/libraries/recognizers-text-date-time/src/main/java/com/microsoft/recognizers/text/datetime/resources/EnglishDateTime.java
+++ b/Java/libraries/recognizers-text-date-time/src/main/java/com/microsoft/recognizers/text/datetime/resources/EnglishDateTime.java
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ public class EnglishDateTime {
     public static final String BeforeRegex = "((\\b{InclusiveModPrepositions}?(before|in\\s+advance\\s+of|prior\\s+to|(no\\s+later|earlier|sooner)\\s+than|ending\\s+(with|on)|by|till|til|until|(?<include>as\\s+late\\s+as)){InclusiveModPrepositions}?\\b\\s*?)|(?<!\\w|>)((?<include><=)|<))(\\s+the)?"
             .replace("{InclusiveModPrepositions}", InclusiveModPrepositions);
 
-    public static final String AfterRegex = "(\\b{InclusiveModPrepositions}?((after|(?<!no\\s+)later than)|(year greater than))(?!\\s+or equal to){InclusiveModPrepositions}?\\b\\s*)|(?<!\\w|<)((?<include>>=)|>)"
+    public static final String AfterRegex = "(\\b{InclusiveModPrepositions}?((after|(starting|beginning)(\\s+on)?(?!\\sfrom)|(?<!no\\s+)later than)|(year greater than))(?!\\s+or equal to){InclusiveModPrepositions}?\\b\\s*)|(?<!\\w|<)((?<include>>=)|>)"
             .replace("{InclusiveModPrepositions}", InclusiveModPrepositions);
 
     public static final String SinceRegex = "((\\b(since|after\\s+or\\s+equal\\s+to|starting\\s+(from|on|with)|as\\s+early\\s+as|any\\s+time\\s+from)\\b\\s*)|(?<!\\w|<)(>=))";
diff --git a/JavaScript/packages/recognizers-date-time/src/dateTime/baseMerged.ts b/JavaScript/packages/recognizers-date-time/src/dateTime/baseMerged.ts
index ec188bc7ac..a0f583d64a 100644
--- a/JavaScript/packages/recognizers-date-time/src/dateTime/baseMerged.ts
+++ b/JavaScript/packages/recognizers-date-time/src/dateTime/baseMerged.ts
@@ -168,26 +168,33 @@ export class BaseMergedExtractor implements IDateTimeExtractor {
         let lastEnd = 0;
         ers.forEach(er => {
             let beforeStr = source.substr(lastEnd, er.start).toLowerCase();
+            let isSuccess = false;
             let before = this.hasTokenIndex(beforeStr.trim(), this.config.beforeRegex);
             if (before.matched) {
                 let modLength = beforeStr.length - before.index;
                 er.length += modLength;
                 er.start -= modLength;
                 er.text = source.substr(er.start, er.length);
+                isSuccess = true;
             }
-            let after = this.hasTokenIndex(beforeStr.trim(), this.config.afterRegex);
-            if (after.matched) {
-                let modLength = beforeStr.length - after.index;
-                er.length += modLength;
-                er.start -= modLength;
-                er.text = source.substr(er.start, er.length);
+            if(!isSuccess){
+                let after = this.hasTokenIndex(beforeStr.trim(), this.config.afterRegex);
+                if (after.matched) {
+                    let modLength = beforeStr.length - after.index;
+                    er.length += modLength;
+                    er.start -= modLength;
+                    er.text = source.substr(er.start, er.length);
+                    isSuccess = true;
+                }
             }
-            let since = this.hasTokenIndex(beforeStr.trim(), this.config.sinceRegex);
-            if (since.matched) {
-                let modLength = beforeStr.length - since.index;
-                er.length += modLength;
-                er.start -= modLength;
-                er.text = source.substr(er.start, er.length);
+            if(!isSuccess){
+                let since = this.hasTokenIndex(beforeStr.trim(), this.config.sinceRegex);
+                if (since.matched) {
+                    let modLength = beforeStr.length - since.index;
+                    er.length += modLength;
+                    er.start -= modLength;
+                    er.text = source.substr(er.start, er.length);
+                }
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/JavaScript/packages/recognizers-date-time/src/resources/englishDateTime.ts b/JavaScript/packages/recognizers-date-time/src/resources/englishDateTime.ts
index f84a382c43..56bfc33e68 100644
--- a/JavaScript/packages/recognizers-date-time/src/resources/englishDateTime.ts
+++ b/JavaScript/packages/recognizers-date-time/src/resources/englishDateTime.ts
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export namespace EnglishDateTime {
 	export const PMTimeRegex = `\\b(?<pm>afternoon|evening|night)\\b`;
 	export const InclusiveModPrepositions = `(?<include>((on|in|at)\\s+or\\s+)|(\\s+or\\s+(on|in|at)))`;
 	export const BeforeRegex = `((\\b${InclusiveModPrepositions}?(before|in\\s+advance\\s+of|prior\\s+to|(no\\s+later|earlier|sooner)\\s+than|ending\\s+(with|on)|by|till|til|until|(?<include>as\\s+late\\s+as))${InclusiveModPrepositions}?\\b\\s*?)|(?<!\\w|>)((?<include><=)|<))(\\s+the)?`;
-	export const AfterRegex = `(\\b${InclusiveModPrepositions}?((after|(?<!no\\s+)later than)|(year greater than))(?!\\s+or equal to)${InclusiveModPrepositions}?\\b\\s*)|(?<!\\w|<)((?<include>>=)|>)`;
+	export const AfterRegex = `(\\b${InclusiveModPrepositions}?((after|(starting|beginning)(\\s+on)?(?!\\sfrom)|(?<!no\\s+)later than)|(year greater than))(?!\\s+or equal to)${InclusiveModPrepositions}?\\b\\s*)|(?<!\\w|<)((?<include>>=)|>)`;
 	export const SinceRegex = `((\\b(since|after\\s+or\\s+equal\\s+to|starting\\s+(from|on|with)|as\\s+early\\s+as|any\\s+time\\s+from)\\b\\s*)|(?<!\\w|<)(>=))`;
 	export const AroundRegex = `(\\b(around|circa)\\s*\\b)`;
 	export const AgoRegex = `\\b(ago|before\\s+(?<day>yesterday|today))\\b`;
diff --git a/Patterns/English/English-DateTime.yaml b/Patterns/English/English-DateTime.yaml
index 9b0e3f74ba..1aef53f3c2 100644
--- a/Patterns/English/English-DateTime.yaml
+++ b/Patterns/English/English-DateTime.yaml
@@ -509,8 +509,9 @@ InclusiveModPrepositions: !simpleRegex
 BeforeRegex: !nestedRegex
   def: ((\b{InclusiveModPrepositions}?(before|in\s+advance\s+of|prior\s+to|(no\s+later|earlier|sooner)\s+than|ending\s+(with|on)|by|till|til|until|(?<include>as\s+late\s+as)){InclusiveModPrepositions}?\b\s*?)|(?<!\w|>)((?<include><=)|<))(\s+the)?
   references: [ InclusiveModPrepositions ]
+# "starting from" is SinceRegex
 AfterRegex: !nestedRegex
-  def: (\b{InclusiveModPrepositions}?((after|(?<!no\s+)later than)|(year greater than))(?!\s+or equal to){InclusiveModPrepositions}?\b\s*)|(?<!\w|<)((?<include>>=)|>)
+  def: (\b{InclusiveModPrepositions}?((after|(starting|beginning)(\s+on)?(?!\sfrom)|(?<!no\s+)later than)|(year greater than))(?!\s+or equal to){InclusiveModPrepositions}?\b\s*)|(?<!\w|<)((?<include>>=)|>)
   references: [ InclusiveModPrepositions ]
 SinceRegex: !simpleRegex
   def: ((\b(since|after\s+or\s+equal\s+to|starting\s+(from|on|with)|as\s+early\s+as|any\s+time\s+from)\b\s*)|(?<!\w|<)(>=))
diff --git a/Python/libraries/recognizers-date-time/recognizers_date_time/date_time/base_merged.py b/Python/libraries/recognizers-date-time/recognizers_date_time/date_time/base_merged.py
index 6c8b62ae95..76f5db95c0 100644
--- a/Python/libraries/recognizers-date-time/recognizers_date_time/date_time/base_merged.py
+++ b/Python/libraries/recognizers-date-time/recognizers_date_time/date_time/base_merged.py
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ def add_mod(self, ers: List[ExtractResult], source: str) -> List[ExtractResult]:
 
     def add_mod_item(self, er: ExtractResult, source: str) -> ExtractResult:
         before_str = source[0:er.start]
+        is_success = False
 
         before = self.has_token_index(before_str.strip(), self.config.before_regex)
         if before.matched:
@@ -214,20 +215,24 @@ def add_mod_item(self, er: ExtractResult, source: str) -> ExtractResult:
             er.length += mod_len
             er.start -= mod_len
             er.text = source[er.start:er.start + er.length]
-
-        after = self.has_token_index(before_str.strip(), self.config.after_regex)
-        if after.matched:
-            mod_len = len(before_str) - after.index
-            er.length += mod_len
-            er.start -= mod_len
-            er.text = source[er.start:er.start + er.length]
-
-        since = self.has_token_index(before_str.strip(), self.config.since_regex)
-        if since.matched:
-            mod_len = len(before_str) - since.index
-            er.length += mod_len
-            er.start -= mod_len
-            er.text = source[er.start:er.start + er.length]
+            is_success = True
+
+        if not is_success:
+            after = self.has_token_index(before_str.strip(), self.config.after_regex)
+            if after.matched:
+                mod_len = len(before_str) - after.index
+                er.length += mod_len
+                er.start -= mod_len
+                er.text = source[er.start:er.start + er.length]
+                is_success = True
+
+        if not is_success:
+            since = self.has_token_index(before_str.strip(), self.config.since_regex)
+            if not is_success and since.matched:
+                mod_len = len(before_str) - since.index
+                er.length += mod_len
+                er.start -= mod_len
+                er.text = source[er.start:er.start + er.length]
 
         return er
 
diff --git a/Python/libraries/recognizers-date-time/recognizers_date_time/resources/english_date_time.py b/Python/libraries/recognizers-date-time/recognizers_date_time/resources/english_date_time.py
index 1ccaf5a9c6..0f5a57d982 100644
--- a/Python/libraries/recognizers-date-time/recognizers_date_time/resources/english_date_time.py
+++ b/Python/libraries/recognizers-date-time/recognizers_date_time/resources/english_date_time.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class EnglishDateTime:
     PMTimeRegex = f'\\b(?<pm>afternoon|evening|night)\\b'
     InclusiveModPrepositions = f'(?<include>((on|in|at)\\s+or\\s+)|(\\s+or\\s+(on|in|at)))'
     BeforeRegex = f'((\\b{InclusiveModPrepositions}?(before|in\\s+advance\\s+of|prior\\s+to|(no\\s+later|earlier|sooner)\\s+than|ending\\s+(with|on)|by|till|til|until|(?<include>as\\s+late\\s+as)){InclusiveModPrepositions}?\\b\\s*?)|(?<!\\w|>)((?<include><=)|<))(\\s+the)?'
-    AfterRegex = f'(\\b{InclusiveModPrepositions}?((after|(?<!no\\s+)later than)|(year greater than))(?!\\s+or equal to){InclusiveModPrepositions}?\\b\\s*)|(?<!\\w|<)((?<include>>=)|>)'
+    AfterRegex = f'(\\b{InclusiveModPrepositions}?((after|(starting|beginning)(\\s+on)?(?!\\sfrom)|(?<!no\\s+)later than)|(year greater than))(?!\\s+or equal to){InclusiveModPrepositions}?\\b\\s*)|(?<!\\w|<)((?<include>>=)|>)'
     SinceRegex = f'((\\b(since|after\\s+or\\s+equal\\s+to|starting\\s+(from|on|with)|as\\s+early\\s+as|any\\s+time\\s+from)\\b\\s*)|(?<!\\w|<)(>=))'
     AroundRegex = f'(\\b(around|circa)\\s*\\b)'
     AgoRegex = f'\\b(ago|before\\s+(?<day>yesterday|today))\\b'
diff --git a/Specs/DateTime/English/DateTimeModel.json b/Specs/DateTime/English/DateTimeModel.json
index ce70908e3e..cb550d034e 100644
--- a/Specs/DateTime/English/DateTimeModel.json
+++ b/Specs/DateTime/English/DateTimeModel.json
@@ -10699,6 +10699,66 @@
       }
     ]
   },
+  {
+    "Input": "Please can you arrange a Microsoft Teams Meeting starting January 7th to discuss ARM Templates?",
+    "Context": {
+      "ReferenceDateTime": "2019-04-24T00:00:00"
+    },
+    "Results": [
+      {
+        "Text": "starting january 7th",
+        "Start": 49,
+        "End": 68,
+        "TypeName": "datetimeV2.daterange",
+        "Resolution": {
+          "values": [
+            {
+              "timex": "XXXX-01-07",
+              "Mod": "after",
+              "type": "daterange",
+              "start": "2019-01-07"
+            },
+            {
+              "timex": "XXXX-01-07",
+              "Mod": "after",
+              "type": "daterange",
+              "start": "2020-01-07"
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "Input": "Please can you arrange a Microsoft Teams Meeting starting on January 7th to discuss ARM Templates?",
+    "Context": {
+      "ReferenceDateTime": "2019-04-24T00:00:00"
+    },
+    "Results": [
+      {
+        "Text": "starting on january 7th",
+        "Start": 49,
+        "End": 71,
+        "TypeName": "datetimeV2.daterange",
+        "Resolution": {
+          "values": [
+            {
+              "timex": "XXXX-01-07",
+              "Mod": "after",
+              "type": "daterange",
+              "start": "2019-01-07"
+            },
+            {
+              "timex": "XXXX-01-07",
+              "Mod": "after",
+              "type": "daterange",
+              "start": "2020-01-07"
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  },
   {
     "Input": "Let's meet on february twenty second at 3:30",
     "Context": {
@@ -10777,6 +10837,66 @@
       }
     ]
   },
+  {
+    "Input": "Please can you arrange a Microsoft Teams Meeting beginning January 7th to discuss ARM Templates?",
+    "Context": {
+      "ReferenceDateTime": "2019-04-24T00:00:00"
+    },
+    "Results": [
+      {
+        "Text": "beginning january 7th",
+        "Start": 49,
+        "End": 69,
+        "TypeName": "datetimeV2.daterange",
+        "Resolution": {
+          "values": [
+            {
+              "timex": "XXXX-01-07",
+              "Mod": "after",
+              "type": "daterange",
+              "start": "2019-01-07"
+            },
+            {
+              "timex": "XXXX-01-07",
+              "Mod": "after",
+              "type": "daterange",
+              "start": "2020-01-07"
+              }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "Input": "Please can you arrange a Microsoft Teams Meeting beginning on January 7th to discuss ARM Templates?",
+    "Context": {
+      "ReferenceDateTime": "2019-04-24T00:00:00"
+    },
+    "Results": [
+      {
+        "Text": "beginning on january 7th",
+        "Start": 49,
+        "End": 72,
+        "TypeName": "datetimeV2.daterange",
+        "Resolution": {
+          "values": [
+            {
+              "timex": "XXXX-01-07",
+              "Mod": "after",
+              "type": "daterange",
+              "start": "2019-01-07"
+            },
+            {
+              "timex": "XXXX-01-07",
+              "Mod": "after",
+              "type": "daterange",
+              "start": "2020-01-07"
+              }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  },
   {
     "Input": "Let's meet on friday march fifteenth nine a m.",
     "Context": {