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early on

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premature adj.
untimely adj.

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and early disagreeable early early bird inauspicious inconvenient inexpedient inopportune intrusive malapropos mistimed out-of-date overearly oversoon previous soon too early too late unfavorable unfit unlucky unpropitious unseasonable unseemly unsuitable unsuited wrong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

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early on

The opticians' manager Fouad Mehdaoui told AFP he acted on a tip from his pharmacist wife, placing large orders of glasses early on, but even then was outrun by demand and had to order more.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

She said early on that Angelenos will not view her work as a success until their communities are free of tents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

"The results show how important it is to identify social dynamics early on and provide teams with targeted support," says Schmutz.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

Le Court of AG Insurance-Soudal, who also crashed early on in the stage, was forced her to change bike just 15 km from the end.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

So February sneaks in a couple of beautiful days early on, and just when you’re stretching out like a cat waking up, bang!

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

early on

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