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

Megan Moroney also ended a show early on Tuesday due to illness. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026

Marietta resident Luz Tagle said her husband, Jovanny de Jesús Pineda, left early on the morning of July 8 to go to a landscaping job with two colleagues. — Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 29 July 2026

Two of their roommates — Funke and Mortensen — were home and unarmed, and police ruled them out as suspects early on. — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Remember, early on the Chinese were saying that there is no human to human transmission and all the original 27 cases were from the market. — ABC News, 29 July 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