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and early disagreeable early early bird inauspicious inconvenient inexpedient inopportune intrusive malapropos mistimed out-of-date overearly oversoon previous soon too early too late unfavorable unfit unlucky unpropitious unseasonable unseemly unsuitable unsuited wrong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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In England, dozens of schools said they would close early on Tuesday and remain shut for two more days.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Broad U.S. stock indexes were all down early on Tuesday, with tech stocks seeing especially sharp pullbacks.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

Shreiber’s brother, Alan, said Gerry recognized early on that their family was poor and he wanted a different lifestyle than he’d grown up with.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

A Russian "shadow fleet" tanker has entered the English Channel for the first time since UK forces boarded the Smyrtos early on Sunday morning, ship tracking data reviewed by BBC Verify shows.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Some nights early on he left food out for me.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

early on

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