Thesaurus: early

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1. adv. Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.
2. adv. In advance of the usual or appointed time; in good season; prior in time; among or near the first; -- opposed to late; as, the early bird; an early spring; early fruit.
3. adv. Coming in the first part of a period of time, or among the first of successive acts, events, etc.
4. adj. at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
5. adj. being or occurring at an early stage of development
6. adj. belonging to the distant past
7. adj. very young
8. adj. of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
9. adj. expected in the near future
10. adv. during an early stage
11. adv. before the usual time or the time expected
12. adv. in good time