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

There were times early on in my career where that wasn’t the case for me. — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

The Business Guy After stints at entertainment law firms Loeb & Loeb and Hansen Jacobson Teller and the BA & legal department of Castle Rock Entertainment early on, Cheeks landed a business and legal affairs job at MTV Networks. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

But there can also be more serious consequences, especially when parents don’t involve their kids in succession talks early on. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

An American Airlines flight was forced to divert its path and land early on Tuesday, after all but two of its toilets stopped working. — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 8 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