How to use early in a sentence. There are 15 meanings listed in oed's entry for the word early, one of which is labelled obsolete Near the beginning of a period of time, or before the usual, expected, or planned time
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In or during the first part of a period of time, course of action, or series of events
In the early part of the morning
Before the usual or appointed time The greeks early learned to navigate. Occurring in the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc. An early hour of the day
Occurring before the usual or appointed time Ancient, primitive, prehistoric, primal, primordial, primeval, prehistorical, embryonic Early meaning, definition, what is early In the first part of a period of time, e.
I don't usually see you before nine o'clock
The early guests sipped their punch and avoided each other's eyes. Early learning the office of early learning provides oversight and technical support to school districts in the development, implementation and evaluation of programs and policies related to educating students in prekindergarten to third grade that are aligned with the nys board of regents early childhood policy.
