early 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

1

before the usual or expected time.

I was planning to finish work early today

synonyms: in the early morning, at dawn, at daybreak, at first light, before the usual time, prematurely, too soon, ahead of time, ahead of schedule, betimes

2

near the beginning of a particular time or period.

we lost a couple of games early in the season

adjective

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

adverb

in the early morning, before the usual time, ahead of time, early on, betimes
in the early morning, at dawn, at daybreak, at first light
before the usual time, prematurely, too soon, ahead of time, ahead of schedule, betimes
ahead of time, too soon
early on
betimes

Use "early" in a sentence

1. Early wed, early dead.

2. Early sow, early mow.

3. Sow early for an early crop.

4. Blindness, polio -- early detection, early response.

5. Pandemic bird flu -- early detection, early response.

6. There are five Adopter categories - innovators, early Adopters, early

7. There are five adopter categories - innovators, early Adopters, early

8. Ambulocetus is an early cetacean in the early eocene.

9. Is early detection possible and would early treatment help?

10. Early meetings.

11. Early Retirement

12. I say I have an early meeting, early squash game.

13. The Early Riser

14. You're up early.

15. Come home early.

16. Am I early?

17. Wheat, early figs

18. Early bird special?

19. Shit, he's early.

20. Early Decision Applications: NYU received 17,148 Early Decision Applications, also a record

21. Early to bed, early to rise, make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

22. Branchiosaurus A “gill lizard” was a very early amphibian from early Carboniferous of the early Permian period (roughly 300 million years ago)

23. Getting in early – Integrating SD early in the EA process is absolutely crucial.

24. But if early Carter was too trusting, then early Reagan was too truculent.

25. Could additional meetings be arranged for early morning, late afternoon, or early evening?

26. Early Adopter Incentive Program

27. Early Pioneers of Rubber

28. Her mother died early.

29. Infected leaves fall early.

30. Early Spread of Light

31. Heck! You're here early!

32. Treatment of early redemptions

33. Alternaria spp.: Early blight

34. Early Winter (Music video).

35. His genius flowered early.

36. Beforehand - being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was Beforehand with her report" advance early - 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

37. He left absurdly early.

38. You're home early today.

39. You, braking too early.

40. An early glass thermometer

41. It's early-stage adenocarcinoma.

42. better early than late.

43. Lunch is early, huh?

44. The bakery opens early.

45. Early American bargain-basement.

46. Early signs of emphysema.

47. Crazy Lin, so early?

48. Looks like early retirement.

49. Mine flowered from early winter until early spring and looked gorgeous all the time.

50. Within five weeks, you start to see the early atrium and the early ventricles.