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and early disagreeable early early bird inauspicious inconvenient inexpedient inopportune intrusive malapropos mistimed out-of-date overearly oversoon previous soon too early too late unfavorable unfit unlucky unpropitious unseasonable unseemly unsuitable unsuited wrong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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Like any cash value policy, the payoff only comes if you hold it for many years; early on, your premium will cover fees, agent commission and other insurer costs.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

His daughter dismissed the film they were watching early on, Allen explained, because she'd already got the gist of what was going to happen.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

A painter who early on shifted into conceptual provocation with his ‘Readymades’—including, infamously, a urinal—the French artist gets his first retrospective in the U.S. in more than 50 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The tote bags were brought in very early on by Brooke Kennedy, who was the producing director and one of the main directors on “The Good Wife.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

It is early on a December morning as we walk from the orphanage to the docks.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

early on

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