early
Meaning
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- At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
- Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
- Near the start or beginning.
- Near the start of the day.
- Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
- Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun.
Synonyms
in the morning
a while ago
early morning
too soon
early rising
ahead of schedule
fast-ripening
a moment ago
at an early date
like nobody’s business
pre-term
occuring at daybreak
relating to dawn
hand-down
thrown-away
early in the morning
initial stage
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ear‧ly
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɜːli/
Etymology
table From Middle English erly, erlich, earlich, from Old English ǣrlīċ (“early”, adjective), equivalent to ere + -ly.
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