Meaning of early
Definition of early
(adj)
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 varieties of peas and tomatoes
mature
before
most
standard
varieties"
being
or occurring at an
early
stage
of development; "in an
early
stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an
early
computer"
belonging
to the
distant
past; "the
early
inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"
very
young; "at an
early
age"
of an
early
stage
in the
development
of a
language
or literature; "the Early Hebrew
alphabetical
script
is that
used
mainly
from the
11th
to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is
represented
in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"
expected
in the
near
future; "look for an
early
end to the negotiations"
(adv)
during an
early
stage; "early on in her career"
before
the
usual
time
or the
time
expected; "she
graduated
early"; "the
house
was
completed
ahead
of time"
in
good
time; "he awoke betimes that morning"
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