earlier in English

adjective

1

happening or done before the usual or expected time.

we ate an early lunch

synonyms: untimely, premature, unseasonable, before time, prompt, timely, quick, speedy, rapid, fast

2

happening, belonging to, or done near the beginning of a particular time or period.

an early goal secured victory

synonyms: advance, forward, initial, preliminary, first, pilot, trial

adverb

originally, to begin with, in the first place, in the beginning
before
sooner

adjective

earliest
earliest

adjective

advance, untimely, primitive, prompt, former
advance, forward, initial, preliminary, first, pilot, trial
untimely, premature, unseasonable, before time
primitive, ancient, prehistoric, primeval, of yore
prompt, timely, quick, speedy, rapid, fast
former, other

Use "earlier" in a sentence

1. "I discovered fronted Adverbials earlier today." 'Earlier today' is the adverbial.

2. And earlier, on fire.

3. There was alight earlier

4. Compare earlier Abeyant, Abeyancy.

5. Earlier this month, Achates …

6. Compare earlier abeyant, Abeyancy.

7. Compare earlier abeyant, Abeyancy.

8. Roman tubae and Buccinae, Greek trumpets and flutes (earlier still), Nebuchadnezzar's Band (earlier still)

9. What was uncomfortable earlier?

10. To criticise earlier work.

11. "Earlier today, I discovered fronted Adverbials." So here, 'earlier today' is a

12. Compare earlier accustom, accustomance, Accustoming.

13. Countrified sound than earlier releases

14. I did that earlier today.

15. She matured earlier than him.

16. Forget what I said earlier.

17. This complements the earlier work of Lie himself, who had earlier classified the complex Lie algebras.

18. An earlier… See definitions of Befuddle.

19. They're coming earlier than usual tonight.

20. I'm sorry I got scared earlier.

21. I left home earlier than usual.

22. 1 She matured earlier than him.

23. bascule, earlier Bacule see-saw, f

24. Earlier was… See definitions of Archaeological.

25. These results conflict with earlier findings.

26. Could you deliver the goods earlier?

27. Amice (earlier forms: amyt, amys, O

28. Speaking of Cindy, she called earlier.

29. The flight period is earlier southward.

30. This new evidence discredits earlier findings.

31. That car on Cultra promenade, earlier.

32. Three years earlier, 86 Ahmadi Muslims …

33. “You got ‘Apogeny’ and ‘adiaphoron’ earlier

34. Ago: earlier than the present time.

35. Earlier in… See definitions of Apotheosize.

36. That girl that was here earlier.

37. Speaking of Linda, she called earlier.

38. Joy, mentioned earlier, felt this way.

39. I spoke with him earlier tonight.

40. The court upheld the earlier decision .

41. Females switched to Artemisia 1 month earlier than males, which correlates with the females' earlier entry into hibernation.

42. The 2016 campaign began earlier this year, but the Hobbesian Brutishness of our colluding conflict began much earlier

43. The 2016 campaign began earlier this year, but the Hobbesian Brutishness of our colluding conflict began much earlier

44. Compare adempt, and earlier adempt, Adempted.

45. Adam, mentioned earlier, felt that way.

46. We talked about swarm networks earlier.

47. The results are consistent with earlier research.

48. 30 I left home earlier than usual.

49. I lost my job earlier this year.

50. The ruling overturned the court's earlier decision.