early on
adverb
: at or during an early point or stage
The reasons were obvious early on in the experiment.
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However, she was voted out early on, and didn't even end up tuning in for her own season.
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
The weather caused several schools across Minnesota to close or end classes early on Thursday.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Danielle had started the song very early on in the album process.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
This work may also reveal new threats—a new contaminant or bad bacteria, perhaps—and identify struggling whales early on.
—Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
The weather caused several schools across Minnesota to close or end classes early on Thursday.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Danielle had started the song very early on in the album process.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
This work may also reveal new threats—a new contaminant or bad bacteria, perhaps—and identify struggling whales early on.
—Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for early on
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“Early on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/early%20on. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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