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early days

early days noun: a time too soon to make a decision or come to a conclusion.

Noun

early days pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A time too soon to make a decision or come to a conclusion.
    • It’s early days (yet) to know for certain.
    • Lorna liked the sudden transition from urban overcrowding to the rural isolation of Kintrawe House, but she knew it was early days yet.2015, Dave Rigby, Darkstone: The Future May Be Closer Than You Think
    Synonyms:
    beginning, dawning
  2. (plural, plural-only) The initial period of an innovation
    • In the early days of television, the service was always breaking down.
  3. (plural, plural-only) Initial stages of a project.
    • Hold on. We're still early days on this.
    • This is still early days, with more to wrap up in the morning and […]2010 December 11, Andrew Revkin, “Consensus Emerges On Common Climate Path”, NYTimes.com
    Synonyms:
    early innings, formative year, genesis, inception, outset

Synonyms of early days

Questions about early days

What does early days mean?
Early days means a time too soon to make a decision or come to a conclusion.
What part of speech is early days?
Early days is a noun.

Words near early days in the dictionary

  1. Early County
  2. early crow
  3. early crows
  4. early day motion
  5. early day motions
  6. early days
  7. early door
  8. early doors
  9. Early effect
  10. Early effects
  11. Early English

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