early

near the beginning of a period of time.

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

5 Letters, 2 Syllable

early

3 Phonemes

er l E

onset, rime

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Morpheme

early

Local Voices

Sentence Examples

They were trailing by a touchdown early in the fourth quarter.

The package should be arriving early next week.

She arrived early to help with the preparations.

I got up early to finish packing.

Common Phrases

early closing

early English

early warning

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