ahead time

Main Entry:	ahead of time
Part of Speech:	adverb
Definition:	before an event
Synonyms:	before, beforehand, early, too soon
Antonyms:	belatedly, tardily

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Main Entry:	early
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	sooner than expected
Synonyms:	advanced, ahead of time, anticipative, anticipatory, before appointed time, beforehand, direct, immature, immediate, matinal, on short notice, on the dot, overearly, oversoon, preceding, precipitant, precocious, preexistent, premature, previous, prompt, pronto, punctual, quick, seasonable, soon, speedy, unanticipated, unexpected, untimely
Antonyms:	later

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:	precocious
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	exceptionally smart, ahead of age in understanding
Synonyms:	advanced, aggressive, ahead of time, beforehand, bold, brassy, bright, cheeky, cocky, developed, early, flip, flippant, forward, fresh, intelligent, mature, nervy, premature, presumptuous, pushy, quick, sassy, smart-alecky
Antonyms:	stupid

* = informal/non-formal usage
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Main Entry:	early
Part of Speech:	adjective, adverb
Related Adjectives:	anticipatory, early, 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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