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

Newcomer Reeves put on a show early on by scoring 10 points with seven rebounds and three blocks in the first 13 minutes. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Drexler’s comedic sensibility was shaped, early on, by the vaudeville acts that performed in movie theatres in between screenings. — Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

As Remis wrote in the Edgewater Scrapbook, there was talk early on of turning the Uptown into a flea market, or even of tearing it down. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Coke may not have been involved, but clearly something went down, because Combs was taken to a local hospital early on October 10 with something wrong with his noggin. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Oct. 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