Sớm, ban đầu, đầu mùa

an early riser

người hay dậy sớm

early prunes

mận sớm, mận đầu mùa

Gần đây

at an early date

vào một ngày gần đây

Sớm, ở lúc ban đầu, ở đầu mùa

to rise early

dậy sớm

early in the morning

vào lúc sáng sớm

early enough

vừa đúng lúc

early on

rất sớm, từ lúc đầu

early in the list

ở đầu danh sách

===== as early as the 19th century =====

ngay từ thế kỷ 19

they got up a bit early for you

(thông tục) chúng láu cá hơn anh, chúng đã lừa được anh rồi

khởi tạo

Beforehand, ahead (of time), prematurely: I arrived tooearly and had to wait.

Anciently, initially, originally, ator near the start or beginning: Plants appeared early in thedevelopment of life forms on earth.

Betimes, at cock crow orcock's-crow, at (the crack or break of) dawn, at daybreak:You're up early this morning!

Adj.

Untimely, premature; inopportune, inappropriate: Theearly fruit isn't as sweet.

Initial, beginning, original,first, pioneer, advanced: He was one of the earliest writers onthe subject.

Primeval, primitive, primordial, ancient, old,prehistoric, antediluvian, original; antique, antiquated: TheOlduvai Gorge has yielded up many early humanoid fossils.

Adj. & adv. (earlier, earliest) 1 beforethe due, usual, or expected time (was early for my appointment;the train arrived early).

A not far on in the day or night,or in time (early evening; at the earliest opportunity). bprompt (early payment appreciated; at your earliestconvenience).

A not far on in a period, development, orprocess of evolution; being the first stage (Early Englisharchitecture; the early Christians; early Spring). b of thedistant past (early man). c not far on in a sequence or serialorder (the early chapters; appears early in the list).

A ofchildhood, esp. the preschool years (early learning). b (of apiece of writing, music, etc.) immature, youthful (an earlywork).

Forward in flowering, ripening, etc. (early peaches).

N. (pl. -ies) (usu. in pl.) an early fruit or vegetable,esp. potatoes.

At the earliest (often placed after a specifiedtime) not before (will arrive on Monday at the earliest). earlybird colloq. one who arrives, gets up, etc. early. earlyclosing Brit. the shutting of business premises on theafternoon of one particular day of the week. early days earlyin time for something to happen etc. early grave an untimely orpremature death. early hours the very early morning, usu.before dawn. early (or earlier) on at an early (or earlier)stage. early warning advance warning of an imminent (esp.nuclear) attack.

Earliness n. [orig. as adv., f. OE ‘rlice,arlice (‘r ERE)]