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early
adjective as in in the beginning
Weak matches
a bit previous, aboriginal, ancient, antecedent, antediluvian, antiquated, brand-new, budding, early bird, original, preceding, premier, prevenient, primal, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial, prior, pristine, proleptical, raw, undeveloped, young
adjective as in in the early part of the morning
Strongest matches
daybreak, early morning, first blush, first flush of morning, first light
Weak match
adjective as in sooner than expected
Strongest matches
beforehand, briefly, directly, immediately, prematurely, previous, promptly, quick, shortly, soon, too soon, unexpectedly
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a bit previous, ahead of time, anon, bright and early, early bird, ere long, far ahead, in advance, in good time, in the bud, in time, on short notice, on the dot, oversoon, pronto, proximately
adverb as in sooner than expected
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Weak matches
advanced, ahead of time, anticipative, anticipatory, before the appointed time, direct, immature, on short notice, on the dot, overearly, oversoon, preceding, precipitant, precocious, preexistent, premature, prompt, pronto, punctual, seasonable, speedy, unanticipated, unexpected, untimely, with time to spare
adverb as in immediately
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at once, freshly, in a jiffy, in an instant, in no time, instantaneously, instantly, newly, presto, primitively, seasonably, straightaway, summarily, thereon, thereupon, without delay
Example Sentences
But Harris also skates around certain hard truths, suggesting the staff turnover that plagued her early in her vice presidency was just the normal Beltway churn.
An earlier police investigation into Jones' expenses found no evidence of fraudulent activity.
Kick It Out's Football United, external strategy, set-up earlier this month, aims to tackle a lack of representation in leadership positions at football clubs as they do not "reflect their local communities".
The Tesla, which has a Texas licence plate, was towed from the Hollywood Hills after it was abandoned five days earlier.
But the incursions early on Wednesday morning were anything but accidental.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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