Textual thesaurus for "early"

(adj) former, other

belonging to the distant past

the early inhabitants of Europe; former generations; in other times

(adv) too soon, ahead of time

before the usual time or the time expected

she graduated early; the house was completed ahead of time

(adv) betimes

in good time

he awoke betimes that morning

(adv) early on

during an early stage

early on in her career