early on

ear·ly

E0004700 (ûr′lē)adj. ear·li·er, ear·li·est 1. Of or occurring near the beginning of a given series, period of time, or course of events: in the early morning; scored two runs in the early innings.2. a. Of or belonging to a previous or remote period of time: the early inhabitants of the British Isles.b. Of or belonging to an initial stage of development: an early form of life; an early computer.3. Occurring, developing, or appearing before the expected or usual time: an early spring; an early retirement.4. Maturing or developing relatively soon: an early variety of tomato.5. Occurring in the near future: hoped for an early end to the negotiations.adv. ear·lier, ear·liest 1. a. Near the beginning of a given series, period of time, or course of events: departed early in the day; scored important victories early in the campaign.b. At or near the beginning of the morning: She never used to get up so early.2. At or during a remote or initial period: decided very early to go into medicine.3. Before the expected or usual time: arrived at the meeting a few minutes early.4. Soon in relation to others of its kind: a rose that was cultivated to bloom early.Idiom: early on At an early stage or point: Early on in the movie, the main character loses his job.

[Middle English erli, from Old English ǣrlīce : ǣr, before; see ayer- in Indo-European roots + -līce, adv. suff.; see -ly².]

ear′li·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.early on - during an early stage; "early on in her career"early

early on

In the beginning stages of something; at the start. I knew early on, probably after just a few dates in fact, that I wanted to marry Annabelle. If you learn early on that most people are set in their views, you won't waste time trying to convert them.See also: early, on

early on

early; at an early stage. We recognized the problem early on, but we waited too long to do something about it. This doesn't surprise me. I knew about it early on.See also: early, on

early on

At an early stage in a process or course of events, as in He started using computers very early on. [1920s] See also: early, on

early ˈon

at an early stage of a situation, relationship, period of time, etc: I knew quite early on that I wanted to marry her.See also: early, on

early on

At an early stage or point: Early on in the movie, the main character loses his job.See also: early, on

early on

ear·ly

early on

early on

early on

early on

early ˈon

early on

early on

Synonyms for early on

adv during an early stage

Synonyms