| Main Entry: | early bird |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is habitually early |
Synonyms: |
Johnny-on-the-spot, early comer, early riser, first arrival, first comer, first on the scene |
| Main Entry: | early |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in the beginning |
Synonyms: |
a bit previous, aboriginal, ancient, antecedent, antediluvian, antiquated, brand-new, budding, early bird, fresh, initial, new, original, preceding, premier, prevenient, previous, primal, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial, prior, pristine, proleptical, raw, recent, undeveloped, young |
Antonyms: |
late |
| Main Entry: | early |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | sooner than expected |
Synonyms: |
a bit previous, ahead of time, anon, before long, beforehand, betimes, briefly, bright and early, directly, early bird, ere long, far ahead, immediately, in advance, in good time, in the bud, in time, on short notice, on the dot, oversoon, prematurely, presently, previous, promptly, pronto, proximately, quick, shortly, soon, too soon, unexpectedly, with time to spare |
Antonyms: |
later |
| Main Entry: | untimely |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inappropriate |
Synonyms: |
a bit previous, abortive, anachronistic, awkward, badly timed, bright and early, disagreeable, early, early bird, early on, ill-timed, improper, inauspicious, inconvenient, inexpedient, inopportune, intrusive, malapropos, mistimed, out-of-date, overearly, oversoon, premature, previous, soon, too early, too late, undue, unfavorable, unfit, unfortunate, unlucky, unpropitious, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuitable, unsuited, wrong |
Antonyms: |
appropriate, opportune, timely |
| Main Entry: | early |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
Related
Adjectives: |
early, anticipatory, forward, immediate, in time, near, near at hand, precipitate, precocious, premature, prepunctual, prevenient, prime, prompt, punctual, rath, sudden, summary, timely, unexpected
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