early-termadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌɜː.liˈtɜːm/us/ˌɝː.liˈtɝːm/happening near the beginning of a process:
After our early-term difficulties, things are now much better.
an early-term miscarriage (= near the beginning of a pregnancy)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stages & phases
- beta
- early-stage
- in phase/out of phase idiom
- landmark
- leg
- period
- phase
- point
- stage
- step
- stepping stone
- tertiary
- the home straight
- twilight