Unscramble early

Definition of early

adjective:

• at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning", "an early warning", "early diagnosis", "an early death", "took early retirement", "an early spring", "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties". Antonyms: late, middle.
• being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage", "early forms of life", "early man", "an early computer". Antonyms: late.
• belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe", "former generations", "in other times". Synonyms: former, other.
• very young; "at an early age".
• of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C.", "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700". Antonyms: late, middle.
• expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations".

adverb:

• during an early stage; "early on in her career". Synonyms: early on.
• before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early", "the house was completed ahead of time". Synonyms: ahead of time, too soon. Antonyms: late.
• in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning". Synonyms: betimes.

Words nearby

dearly, earl, marly, nearly, pearly, yearly.

Rhymes with

burly, curly, pearly, surly.