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early
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Definitions of early
  1. adverb
    in good time

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    betimes
  2. adverb
    during an early stage
    "early on in her career"

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    early on
  3. adverb
    before the usual time or the time expected
    "she graduated early"

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    ahead of time too soon
    Opposite:
    late
  4. adjective
    belonging to the distant past
    "the early inhabitants of Europe"

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    former other past
  5. adjective
    at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
    "early morning" "an early warning" "early diagnosis" "an early death" "took early retirement" "an early spring" "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"

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    advance archaean archaeozoic archean archeozoic azoic beforehand aboriginal earlier earliest earlyish premature previous primaeval primal primeval primordial proterozoic proto untimely wee
    Opposite:
    middle late
  6. adjective
    being or occurring at an early stage of development
    "in an early stage" "early forms of life" "early man" "an early computer"

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    inchoate precocious young primitive new crude rude incipient embryonic embryotic archaic
    Opposite:
    late
  7. adjective
    expected in the near future
    "look for an early end to the negotiations"

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    future
  8. adjective
    of an early stage in the development of a language or literature

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    old
    Opposite:
    late middle
  9. adjective
    very young
    "at an early age"

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    immature young
Examples of early
  • "early on in her career"
  • "she graduated early"
  • "the early inhabitants of Europe"
  • "early morning"
  • "an early warning"
  • "early diagnosis"
  • "an early death"
  • "took early retirement"
  • "an early spring"
  • "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"
  • "in an early stage"
  • "early forms of life"
  • "early man"
  • "an early computer"
  • "look for an early end to the negotiations"
  • "at an early age"
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