EARLIEST β Definition of EARLIEST
adjective
1
At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
at eleven, we went for an early lunch;Β she began reading at an early age;Β his mother suffered an early death
2
Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
The early guests sipped their punch and avoided each other's eyes.
3
Near the start or beginning.
Early results showed their winning 245 out of 300 seats in parliament. The main opponent locked up only 31 seats.
4
Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
early cancer
adverb
1
At a time before expected; sooner than usual.
We finished the project an hour sooner than scheduled, so we left early.
2
Soon; in good time; seasonably.
π Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/earliest
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