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early

adjectiveA1UK /ˈɜːli/ US /ˈɝli/

At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
After but close to the start of a period of time.
In the starting hours of the day.
Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun.

Forms

comparative: earlier
superlative: earliest

Example sentences6506 results

"If you're tired, why don't you go to sleep?" "Because if I go to sleep now I will wake up too early."

Most people have a great disinclination to get out of bed early, even if they have to.