early on
adverb
: at or during an early point or stage
The reasons were obvious early on in the experiment.
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Fill up early on heating fuels like oil, gas or firewood.
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Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Bradley, a former volunteer firefighter for League City, and his wife were camping in their RV in Kerrville when the rain-swollen waters rose early on July 4, Steven and Debbie Whatley previously told CBS affiliate KHOU.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Wearing disposable medical masks and armed with pistols, two men broke into a south Fort Worth house early on Friday, woke a resident and insisted on learning the location of electronics, according to a 911 call record.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
When the first winter storm of the season struck Kansas City on Monday, road crews struggled to keep up with the falling snow early on in the storm.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Dec. 2025
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Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Bradley, a former volunteer firefighter for League City, and his wife were camping in their RV in Kerrville when the rain-swollen waters rose early on July 4, Steven and Debbie Whatley previously told CBS affiliate KHOU.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Wearing disposable medical masks and armed with pistols, two men broke into a south Fort Worth house early on Friday, woke a resident and insisted on learning the location of electronics, according to a 911 call record.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
When the first winter storm of the season struck Kansas City on Monday, road crews struggled to keep up with the falling snow early on in the storm.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Early on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/early%20on. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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