earliness

ear·ly

 (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.

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

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ear′li·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

earliness - quality of coming early or earlier in time timing - the time when something happens forwardness - an advanced stage; "the forwardness of the harvest this year"; "the arts are in no kind of forwardness in this matter" antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency, priority - preceding in time lateness - quality of coming late or later in time

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Translations

تَبْـكير

det at være tidlig

Frühe

précocité

idõelõttiség

snemma dags; òaî aî koma of snemma

erkenliköncelik

早早熟

early

(ˈəːli) adverb

1. near the beginning (of a period of time etc). early in my life; early in the afternoon. vroeg مُبَكّرا، في بداية рано cedo brzy früh tidligt; i begyndelsen νωρίς en los inicios, al principio; pronto; temprano varases, varasel اوایل alussa tôtמוקדם प्रारंभ में rano korán; vminek a kezdetén awal snemma presto 早期に 초기에 anksti agri di awal vroegtidlig, førstwcześnie وختى، دوخته، مخكښې، وړاندى cedo la început(ul) в начале skoro zgodaj rano tidigt แต่แรก erken, başında, başlarında 初期地 рано کسی دور کے آغاذ میں đầu 早，在初期

2. sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time. He arrived early; She came an hour early. vroeër باكِرا، قَبل الأوان по-рано cedo časně; dřív zu früh tidligt; for tidligt νωρίτερα σε σχέση με κπ. άλλο temprano varakult, varem پیش از موقع؛ زودتر etuajassa de bonne heure, en avanceמוקדם शीघ्र, जल्दी ranije korán; korábban lebih awal (of) snemma; á undan öðrum presto 予定より早く 일찍이 pirma laiko, anksčiau agri; pirms laika lebih awal te vroegtidligwcześnie, za wcześnie مخكينى، په سر كې، پخوانى، لرغونى، نژدى، را تلونكى. cedo (mai) devreme рано; раньше skôr (pre)zgodaj ranije tidigt ก่อนเวลาที่กำหนดไว้ erken, erkenden 提早 завчасно معمول کے وقت سے پہلے sớm 早

adjective

1. belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc. early morning; in the early part of the century. vroeë في بِدايَة в началото começo časný, raný früh tidlig αρχικός, πρωινόςtemprano varajane زود؛ آغازین aikainen tôt, au début deמוקדם आरंभ का ran kora(i) dini snemm-; fyrri; fyrsti; í byrjun presto, all'inizio di 初めのころの 이른 ankstyvas agrs pada awal vroegtidligwczesny ژړ começo devreme; de (la) început ранний; начальный skorý, raný zgodnji rani tidig ก่อน; แต่แรก; มาก่อน; แรก; ตอนต้น; เร็ว; แต่ก่อน başında, başlarında 初期的 ранній ابتدائی حصے سے تعلق رکھنے والا đầu; sớm 早的

2. belonging to the first stages of development. early musical instruments. vroeë في بِدايَة، في المَراحِل المُبَكّره първите primitivo prvotní, nejstarší frühzeitig tidlig; ældre πρώτοςantiguo; los primeros; primitivo varane اولیه؛ باستانی varhainen ancien בְּיָמִים קְדוּמִים जल्दी prvobitni kezdeti, régi, korai kuno eldri/fyrsta/fyrri gerð primitivo, antico 初期の 초기의 pirmykštis, senasis agrīns; sens pada mulanya oudeldre; i ung alder wczesny باستانی،قدیمی primitivo vechi старинный prvotný starinski rani tidig ยุคแรก ilk 最初的 перший کسی شے کی ارتقا کے آغاذ سے متعلق đầu 早期的

3. happening etc sooner than usual or than expected. the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet. vroeër, vinniger في وقتِ مُبَكّر рано cedo předčasný zu früh tidlig πρόωρος, πρώιμοςtemprano varane, oodatust varasem زودرس؛ زود aikainen prématuré, tôt מַקדִים अपेक्षा से बहुत पहले ran, uranio korai se-belum waktunya fyrir tímann; of snemma prematuro; presto 早い 이른 시기에 일어나는 priešlaikinis, (per) ankstyvas priekšlaicīgs; agrs awal vroegtidligwczesny ژړ cedo prematur; (prea) de­vreme преждевременный predčasný, skorý prezgodnji rano tidig ก่อนเวลาที่กำหนด; ก่อนเวลาปกติ erken, vakitsiz 提早 завчасний; передчасний متوقع وقت سے پہلے واقع ہونا sớm 早

4. prompt. I hope for an early reply to my letter. vinnige مبَكّر، فوري отговор rápido brzký baldig hurtig έγκαιρος, χωρίς καθυστέρηση pronto kohene سریع؛ بی درنگ pikainen promptבהקדם तुरंत skori közeli segera skjótur pronto 早急の 빠른 greitas drīzs awal spoedigsnarligszybki ژړ rápido urgent быстрый, скорый skorý hiter brz snar รวดเร็ว; ฉับพลัน; ทันที acele 立即的，迅速的 швидкий فوری ، جلد nhanh chóng 及时的

ˈearliness noun

vroegtydigheid, vroegheid تَبْـكير ранина prontidão časnost die Frühe det at være tidlig πρωιμότητα, η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. έγκαιρο(ς) prontitud; precocidad varasus زود بودن aikaisuus heure peu avancée; précocitéהשכמה प्रारंभिकता skorost időelőttiség kecepatan snemma dags; það að koma of snemma l'essere all'inizio; precocità 早さ 빠름 ankstumas, ankstyvumas agrums keawalan vroegtijdigheid det å være tidlig (przed)wczesność ژر ده prontidão oră matinală; precocitate начало včasnosť zgodnjost ranost tidighet ดู early öncelik, erkenlik 提早，早熟 моторність جلدی lúc sớm sủa; sự đến sớm 早，早熟

early bird

someone who gets up early or who acts before others do. staan vroeg op, kom vroeg المُبَكّـر ، من يَسْبق غيره ранна прица madrugador ranní ptáče der Frühaufsteher morgenmand πρωινός τύπος, κπ. που βρίσκεται πρώτος στο πόδι madrugador varane tõusja سحرخیز؛ پیشرو aamuvirkku personne matinale מַשׁכִּים קוּם जल्दी आने वाला ranoranioc korán kelő orang rajin morgunhani, árrisull maður mattiniero 早起きの人 아침 일찍 일어나는 사람 ankstyvas paukštis tāds, kas agri ceļas orang yang bangun awal vroege opstaander morgenfugl ranny ptaszek سحر خیژه madrugador persoană matinală ранняя пташка ranný vtáčik, ranné vtáča kdor zgodaj vstaja, prvi pokonci ranoranilac morgontidig person คนที่ตื่นหรือทำสิ่งต่าง ๆ ก่อนที่คนอื่นทั่ว ๆ ไปจะทำ erkenci; erken kalkan/davranan/gelen kimse 早起者 рання пташка جلد آنے والا یا سحر خیز người dậy sớm; đến sớm 早起的人

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