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Coming before others, or before the usual time; early.

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  1. a. Coming before others, or before the usual time; early.
  2. adv. Early; soon; betimes.
  3. Coming before others, or before the usual time; early. [Obs. or Poetic] Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies. Milton. Early; soon; betimes. [Obs. or Poetic] Why rise ye up so rathe Chaucer. Too rathe cut off by practice criminal. Spencer.
  4. a. Coming before others, or before the usual time; early. adv. Early; soon; betimes.