Definitions

early on

ADJECTIVE

premature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

immature incomplete untimely

WEAK

a bit previous abortive embryonic forward green inopportune overearly oversoon precipitate predeveloped previous raw soon unanticipated undeveloped unfledged unripe

Antonyms

WEAK

backward careful cautious delayed late mature overdue prepared slow

ADJECTIVE

untimely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ill-timed improper premature undue unfortunate

WEAK

a bit previous abortive anachronistic awkward badly timed bright and early disagreeable early early bird inauspicious inconvenient inexpedient inopportune intrusive malapropos mistimed out-of-date overearly oversoon previous soon too early too late unfavorable unfit unlucky unpropitious unseasonable unseemly unsuitable unsuited wrong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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Others are also closing early on Wednesday and Thursday to protect children from the heat, with some pupils being told they can wear PE kit rather than full school uniforms for those days.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Qualcomm and Modular didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment from Barron’s early on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Also in a joint statement early on Monday, mediators Qatar and Pakistan said that the U.S. and Iran had agreed to “a roadmap towards reaching a final deal within 60 days.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

Competing as “A Dumb Reporter” with a fictional $1 million, I challenged Grok and felt pretty smug early on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

The boys had to be willing to walk long distances if necessary, and to wake themselves up and get ready for games early on weekend mornings.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

early on

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