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near the beginning of a period of time, or before the usual, expected, or planned time: If you finish early you can go home. If you arrived earlier, you'd have more time. I like being a little early for interviews.
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You can use this expression to convey the idea that something happened or will happen before the expected or usual time. For example: "We arrived a little early ...
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Feb 19, 2019 · Little refers to a quantity, just use sooner. Perhaps trying the sentence with bigger used in place of little will illustrate this. What is a ...
Early means before the time that was arranged or expected. She arrived early to get a place at the front. Synonyms: in good time, beforehand, ...
adjective · occurring in the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: an early hour of the day. · occurring before the usual ...
2 adj Early means near the beginning of a day, week, year, or other period of time.
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It is typically used to describe a time that has passed before a certain point in time, or a situation that has occurred before something else. Example: "I ...
near the beginning of a period of time, an event etc. the early morning; my earliest memories; The project is still in the early stages. the early 1990s ...