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early

adjective

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomat
Antonyms: middle, late Similar: aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial, advance, beforehand, archean, archaean, archeozoic, archaeozoic, azoic, earlier, earliest, earlyish, matutinal, premature, untimely, previous, premature, proterozoic, proto, wee
being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"
Antonyms: late, later Similar: archaic, primitive, new, young, crude, primitive, rude, embryonic, embryotic, incipient, inchoate, precocious
of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"
Synonyms: former, other Similar: past
very young; "at an early age"
Similar: young, immature
of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"
Antonyms: middle, late Similar: Old
expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations"
Similar: future

adverb

during an early stage; "early on in her career"
Synonyms: early on
before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"
Synonyms: ahead of time, too soon Antonyms: late, belatedly, tardily
in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning"
Synonyms: betimes