at the earliest
idiom
—used to indicate the earliest possible time when something will happen or be done
The job will not be finished until next year at the (very) earliest.
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Republicans scheduled the hearing at the earliest possible hour in compliance with House rules after the Budget Committee approved the package late Sunday.
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Lauren Peller, ABC News, 20 May 2025
Here’s What To Do High-Growth Assets: Timing and Valuation
Key to the Thiel Strategy is investing at the earliest stages when valuations are minimal.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Listen to this article Both Mayor Adams and ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo have filed for extensions on their 2024 tax returns, meaning the public likely won’t get to see either of their disclosures until this fall at the earliest.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
The clubs usually did not get going until 2 in the morning, midnight at the earliest.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 May 2025
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Lauren Peller, ABC News, 20 May 2025
Here’s What To Do High-Growth Assets: Timing and Valuation
Key to the Thiel Strategy is investing at the earliest stages when valuations are minimal.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Listen to this article Both Mayor Adams and ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo have filed for extensions on their 2024 tax returns, meaning the public likely won’t get to see either of their disclosures until this fall at the earliest.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
The clubs usually did not get going until 2 in the morning, midnight at the earliest.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 May 2025
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“At the earliest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20earliest. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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