At or during a remote or initial period: decided very early to go into medicine.
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At or near the beginning of the morning: She never used to get up so early.
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Before the expected or usual time: arrived at the meeting a few minutes early.
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Near the beginning of a given series, period of time, or course of events: departed early in the day; scored important victories early in the campaign.
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Soon in relation to others of its kind: a rose that was cultivated to bloom early.
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idiom
Early on At an early stage or point: "Early on, [he] found that being honest and being funny were almost the same thing” ( Maureen Orth).
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adjective
Maturing or developing relatively soon: an early variety of tomato.
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Occurring in the near future: Observers predicted an early end to the negotiations.
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Occurring, developing, or appearing before the expected or usual time: an early spring; an early retirement.
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Of or belonging to a previous or remote period of time: the early inhabitants of the British Isles.
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Of or belonging to an initial stage of development: an early form of life; an early computer.
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biographical name
Ju*bal Anderson 1816–1894 Am. Confed. gen.
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