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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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Weak matches
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
The chain will open its first location in the city of L.A. later this year in Exposition Park, near USC, the company said in a news release earlier this month.
Business groups fought to repeal the city’s $30 minimum wage for tourism workers, but in early September fell short of securing the minimum number of signatures needed to qualify their initiative for the ballot.
Among Young’s scheduled events was a North American tour kicking off in November in support of her second album, “I’m Only F— Myself,” which was released earlier this month.
Rushing was also working his way back from the injured list after fouling a ball off his leg five days earlier.
Yet figures released earlier this month showed the number of households living in temporary homeless accommodation in Scotland has reached a record high.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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