early on
adverb
: at or during an early point or stage
The reasons were obvious early on in the experiment.
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Hunt was effective early on, but the Chiefs fell behind and went away from the run.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Nov. 2025
Turned out, that the shot his team heard was a gun firing to mark the start of the race, which had some trouble finding a sponsor early on.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
This growing body of evidence suggests that asteroids might have delivered essential life ingredients to our planet early on, according to experts.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
At the beginning of a relationship, everyone is usually on their best behavior, which can make this valuable green flag hard to spot early on.
—Baya Voce, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Nov. 2025
Turned out, that the shot his team heard was a gun firing to mark the start of the race, which had some trouble finding a sponsor early on.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
This growing body of evidence suggests that asteroids might have delivered essential life ingredients to our planet early on, according to experts.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
At the beginning of a relationship, everyone is usually on their best behavior, which can make this valuable green flag hard to spot early on.
—Baya Voce, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Early on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/early%20on. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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