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bright and early

ADJECTIVE
untimely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ill-timed improper premature undue unfortunate
WEAK
a bit previous abortive anachronistic awkward badly timed disagreeable early early bird early on inauspicious inconvenient inexpedient inopportune intrusive malapropos mistimed out-of-date overearly oversoon previous soon too early too late unfavorable unfit unlucky unpropitious unseasonable unseemly unsuitable unsuited wrong
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appropriate good suitable
WEAK
opportune timely

Example Sentences

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The nominations were announced by “The Color Purple” actress Danielle Brooks and “Top Gun: Maverick” actor Lewis Pullman bright and early at 5:30 a.m. in Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The guide, Seth, meets you in the park bright and early, before too many people flood the area, with all the necessary equipment.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

It was bright and early and Axel Hunnicutt was howling.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2025

I gather David Smith, whose evidence we'll hear first this morning, is already here having arrived bright and early.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

We spent hours putting together our contraptions and didn’t get home until late last night, but I insisted we get back to school bright and early this morning—despite it being a Saturday.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller