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early on

ADJECTIVE
premature
Synonyms
STRONGEST
immature incomplete untimely
WEAK
a bit previous abortive embryonic forward green inopportune overearly oversoon precipitate predeveloped previous raw soon unanticipated undeveloped unfledged unripe
Antonyms
WEAK
backward careful cautious delayed late mature overdue prepared slow
ADJECTIVE
untimely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ill-timed improper premature undue unfortunate
WEAK
a bit previous abortive anachronistic awkward badly timed bright and early disagreeable early early bird inauspicious inconvenient inexpedient inopportune intrusive malapropos mistimed out-of-date overearly oversoon previous soon too early too late unfavorable unfit unlucky unpropitious unseasonable unseemly unsuitable unsuited wrong
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appropriate good suitable
WEAK
opportune timely

Example Sentences

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The last time Tamar June tried to get in early on an IPO was Yahoo, in 1996.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Several other Asian countries that are heavy oil importers enacted energy-saving measures early on.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Oil prices were edging down early on Tuesday as President Donald Trump appeared to succeed in persuading Israel and Iran to pause fighting.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The Iranian team landed in Tijuana early on Sunday morning local time.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Because he hadn’t memorized the sequence of moves, Bobby had to figure out what to do each time it was his turn, and he became time-troubled early on.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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