"early"
Definition:
- Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.
- In advance of the usual or appointed time; in good season; prior in time; among or near the first; -- opposed to late; as, the early bird; an early spring; early fruit.
- Coming in the first part of a period of time, or among the first of successive acts, events, etc.
Web Definitions for early
- 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 ...
- being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"
- early(a): belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"
- very young; "at an early age"
- before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"
- 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"
- in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning"
- expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn - At a time in advance of the usual or expected event; Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on-time; Near the start or beginning; At a time before expected; sooner than usual
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/early - Spike-style bayonet instead of blade-style. Squared-off gas block instead of the rounded one more commonly seen. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SKS - A withdrawal of funds from an IRA, a 401(k) plan, or any tax qualified retirement plan, usually before age 59½. Early withdrawals are subject to tax penalties, though there are some exceptions.
https://www.key.com/html/PC-1.1.1.html - Loss of foetus before 12 weeks of pregnancy.
www.hon.ch/Dossier/MotherChild/complications/abortion.html - An early entrant into the marketplace has this advantage.
sensacom.com/web_glossary.html - The rising part of a ball's bounce.
www.answers.com/topic/table-tennis-terminology - Playing a stroke (during a rally) that makes contact with the ball just after it bounces.
www.allabouttabletennis.com/table-tennis-terminology.html - Three to five weeks prior to the mass of bloom at midseason.
www.bloomindesigns.com/category/.plantinginstructions.daylilynotes.daylilydictionary/ - Bloom commences 2-4 weeks before mid-season
www.lonestardaylilysociety.org/html/terms_and_abbreviations.html - A race requiring payments which start much closer to the actual race date than a stake 'Early' and 'Late' involve specified ...
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