early on
adverb
: at or during an early point or stage
The reasons were obvious early on in the experiment.
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What stands out, however, is that at some point early on, the cases seem to have changed hands from being an FBI criminal case — to matters that were handled by the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG), which has no criminal prosecution powers.
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
The deployment was interrupted early on by mechanical problems that forced the 31-year-old ship to return to San Diego for repairs.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
The surveillance video hasn’t been released to the public, but Crime Stories with Nancy Grace reported it was seized by police early on in the investigation.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2026
But that could quickly change, as early on March 19 Saudi authorities reported that a drone had struck a refinery at Yanbu, while a ballistic missile that targeted the port had been intercepted.
—Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
The deployment was interrupted early on by mechanical problems that forced the 31-year-old ship to return to San Diego for repairs.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
The surveillance video hasn’t been released to the public, but Crime Stories with Nancy Grace reported it was seized by police early on in the investigation.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2026
But that could quickly change, as early on March 19 Saudi authorities reported that a drone had struck a refinery at Yanbu, while a ballistic missile that targeted the port had been intercepted.
—Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Early on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/early%20on. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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