early

/ˈɜrli/
adverb
  1. Before the usual or expected time.
    • The store closes early on Sundays.
    • She finished her homework early so she could go out.
    • He arrived early to help set up the chairs.
  2. Near the beginning of a particular time or period.
    • Early in his career, he worked as a waiter.
    • Early in the morning, the birds start singing.
    • The project failed early due to lack of funding.
Antonyms
adjective
  1. Happening or done before the usual or expected time.
    • She is always early for meetings.
    • The early bird gets the worm.
    • We caught an early flight to avoid traffic.
  2. Near the beginning of a period of time, process, or sequence.
    • The early chapters of the book are the most exciting.
    • In the early days of the internet, connections were very slow.
    • The early symptoms of the disease include a mild fever.
  3. Belonging to a remote or primitive period in history or development.
    • The early settlers built log cabins.
    • Early forms of writing included pictograms.
    • Early humans used simple stone tools.
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