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and early disagreeable early early bird inauspicious inconvenient inexpedient inopportune intrusive malapropos mistimed out-of-date overearly oversoon previous soon too early too late unfavorable unfit unlucky unpropitious unseasonable unseemly unsuitable unsuited wrong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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Despite their opponents appearing determined to take the game to penalties from early on, the Canadians kept their cool before Stephen Eustaquio delivered the moment of quality to win it in stoppage time.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

And the third, Alito, took to Breyer early on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

From early on, we were looking at the game, yes, but also working out the mad significance of it all.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

The Emmy-winning journalist said she suspected early on that Jeff Fager, the “60 Minutes” executive producer at the time, didn’t take a liking to her.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

We arrived at Baltimore early on Sunday morning, landing at Smith’s Wharf, not far from Bowley’s Wharf.

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass

early on

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