early on
adverb
: at or during an early point or stage
The reasons were obvious early on in the experiment.
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His last project, which earned him a Grammy for Best Progressive R&B Album, dealt heavily with the loss of his friend Mac Miller, whose verse is featured early on Distracted.
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2026
Since this is my family, my understanding early on was to find healing.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
In Anaheim, a 70-year-old man and a teenager died when a teen driver ran a red light early on Tuesday morning.
—Tom Wait, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Bloomberg also reported a high level of executive churn at Red Lobster, even though Adamolekun had appointed several new C-suite-level personnel early on in his tenure.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2026
Since this is my family, my understanding early on was to find healing.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
In Anaheim, a 70-year-old man and a teenager died when a teen driver ran a red light early on Tuesday morning.
—Tom Wait, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Bloomberg also reported a high level of executive churn at Red Lobster, even though Adamolekun had appointed several new C-suite-level personnel early on in his tenure.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Early on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/early%20on. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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