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early on

early on adjective: early in a process.

Adjective

early on (not comparable)

  1. Early in a process.
    • You can also have her get up if necessary — especially when it is still early on — to try and see in what position the throes are the most effective, ...2005, Justina Siegemund with Lynne Tatlock, The Court Midwife, page 89

Adverb

early on (not comparable)

  1. At an early stage.
    • Those who got rich were those who joined the company very early on and took some of their pay in stock.

Origin of early on

Of British origin.

Questions about early on

What does early on mean?
Early on means early in a process.
What part of speech is early on?
Early on can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near early on in the dictionary

  1. Early Modern Latin
  2. Early New English
  3. Early New High German
  4. early night
  5. early nights
  6. early on
  7. early position
  8. Early Proto-Indo-European
  9. early queening
  10. early queenings
  11. early reader

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