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   early

   /ˈəːli/

   adjective

   • 1. happening or done before the usual or expected time: "we ate an early lunch" Similar untimelyprematuretoo soontoo earlybefore timearchaic:unseasonableprompttimelyquickspeedyrapidfastwithout delayexpeditiousarchaic:ratheOpposite overdue
   • ▪ (of a plant or crop) flowering or ripening before other varieties: "early potatoes"
   • 2. belonging or happening near the beginning of a particular period: "an early goal secured victory" Similar advanceforwardpriorinitialpreliminaryfirstprimarypilottesttrialOpposite late
   • ▪ done or occurring near the beginning of the day: "we agreed to meet at 6 am to get an early start"
   • ▪ denoting or belonging to the beginning of a historical period or cultural movement: "early impressionism"
   • ▪ occurring at the beginning of a sequence: "the earlier chapters of the book"

   adverb

   • 1. before the usual or expected time: "I was planning to finish work early today" Similar early in the dayin the early morningat dawnat daybreakat cockcrowwith the larkinformal:at stupid o'clockbefore the usual timebefore the appointed timeprematurelytoo soonahead of timeahead of schedulein good timeliterary:betimesOpposite late
   • 2. near the beginning of a particular time or period: "we lost a couple of games early in the season"
   • ▪ near the beginning of the day: "I wrote this piece early one morning"
   • ▪ before the present time or before the time one is referring to: "you met my husband earlier"

   noun

   • 1. potatoes which are ready to be harvested before the main crop.
   • 2. early shifts: informal "she is on earlies"

   Word Origin Old English (as an adverb) ǣrlīce (see ere, -ly2), influenced by Old Norse árliga. The adjective use dates from Middle English.

   Derivatives

   • 1. earliness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   Synonyms for EARLIER: ahead, early, before, already, previously, beforehand, shortly, now; Antonyms of EARLIER: later, afterwards, afterward, after, subsequently, next, behind, by and by

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   Synonyms and antonyms of earlier in English. earlier. adjective. These are words and phrases related to earlier. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of earlier. PAST. Synonyms. belonging to the past. bygone. ancient. historical. former. previous. prior. past. gone by. passed away. elapsed. expired.

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   earlier. (adverb) in the sense of before. For reasons mentioned earlier, I will not be able to attend. Synonyms. before. previously. See examples for synonyms. (adjective) in the sense of previous. Earlier reports of a second referendum have not been confirmed.

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   Synonyms for EARLIER: preceding, previous, former, prior, antecedent, anterior, foregoing, already, past, earliest, before, precedent, beforehand, formerly; Antonyms for EARLIER: tardier, later, slower, later.

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    earlier. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Adjective: previous. Synonyms: previous, former, prior, past, ex- (prefix), preceding, antecedent, erstwhile, older, anterior, preexisting, then. Sense: Adverb: before. Synonyms:

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