Soon means in a short time, but we don't know what that exact time is. Early is relative. It indicates a time before the usual time. For example, if you have lunch at 1pm every day and you say 'early lunch', that would mean before 1pm.
- What does early mean?
- What is early in grammar?
- What is another word for early?
- What means before time?
- What is the superlative of early?
- What is the opposite of early?
- What is the meaning of early man?
- What is another word for early morning?
- What is another word for late?
- What is the similar meaning of before time?
- How do you use before in a sentence?
What does early mean?
Early means before the usual time that a particular event or activity happens. ... Early means near the beginning of a day, week, year, or other period of time.
What is early in grammar?
from English Grammar Today. Early is an adverb or an adjective. Early means 'near the beginning of a period of time or event'. The comparative and superlative forms are earlier and earliest.
What is another word for early?
What is another word for early?
advance | advanced |
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earlier | first |
preliminary | base |
original | starting |
beforehand | prior |
What means before time?
If you say that something was before your time, you mean that it happened or existed before you were born or before you were able to know about it or remember it. 'You've never seen the Marilyn Monroe film?' —'No, I think it was a bit before my time. '
What is the superlative of early?
Adverbs with the same form as an adjective
early | earlier | earliest |
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fast | faster | fastest |
hard | harder | hardest |
high | higher | highest |
late | later | latest |
What is the opposite of early?
Opposite of happening or done before the usual or expected time. late. belated. delayed. slow.
What is the meaning of early man?
early man in British English
(ˈɜːlɪ mæn) early hominids, precursors of the human race in its present form. Early man's diet had a much greater ratio of raw fruits, vegetables, nuts and berries than that of a modern individual.
What is another word for early morning?
What is another word for early morning?
cockcrow | sunrise |
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wee hours | outset |
first flush of morning | first glance |
prime | brightening |
first brightening | first impression |
What is another word for late?
What is another word for late?
belated | overdue |
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tardy | behind |
behindhand | delayed |
unpunctual | delinquent |
dilatory | slow |
What is the similar meaning of before time?
In this page you can discover 9 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for beforetime, like: already, formerly, before, erstwhile, precede, once, aforetime, previously and earlier.
How do you use before in a sentence?
We commonly use before with the past simple tense. It suggests that the second event happened soon after the first one. The before clause, which indicates the second action, can be at the end or at the beginning of the sentence: Before she left, she gave everyone a present.