early on

adverb

: at or during an early point or stage

The reasons were obvious early on in the experiment.

Examples of early on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Cybertruck's specifications also fell short of those Tesla advertised early on, and in some cases fell short of those offered by leading fuel-burning pickups. — Michael Wayland,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

For type 2 diabetes, regular blood sugar checks, including an A1C test, can help catch high blood sugar early on. — Nick Jonas, Time, 5 Nov. 2026

Daly will continue to co-host Today on weekdays while rising very early on one more day of the week for Saturday Today. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

As with Colman, Alderton was certain early on that Corrin and Lowden were the two performers for the job. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for early on

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon
• epsilon

Kids Definition

early on

adverb

: at or during an early point or stage

had decided early on not to accept