Earlier
/ˈɜː.lɪə/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts7 letters
Definition of Earlier
adjective
- At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
"at eleven, we went for an early lunch; she began reading at an early age; his mother suffered an early death"
- Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
"The early guests sipped their punch and avoided each other's eyes."
- Near the start or beginning.
"Early results showed their winning 245 out of 300 seats in parliament. The main opponent locked up only 31 seats."
- Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
"early cancer"
- Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun.
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SYNONYMS
firstprematureprematurely
ANTONYMS
lateterminaltardily