• 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 tomat
• being or occurring at an Early stage of development; "in an Early stage"; "Early forms of life"; "Early man"; "an Early computer"
• 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"
• very young; "at an Early age"
• expected in the near future; "look for an Early end to the negotiations"
• 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"
• during an Early stage; "Early on in her career"

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