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early

adverb
  1. before the usual time or the time expected
    “They graduated early.”
    ahead of timetoo soon
  2. in good time
    betimes
  3. during an early stage
    “It happened early on in my career.”
    early on
adjective
  1. at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
    “early morning”
  2. being or occurring at an early stage of development
    “in an early stage”
  3. of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
  4. very young
    “at an early age”
  5. expected in the near future
    “look for an early end to the negotiations”
  6. belonging to the distant past
    former