early

adjective15 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.7

early in [a time period]9.1

Indicates the beginning part of a period of time (e.g., life, the morning, the year).

early for [sth]8.0

Indicates being ahead of schedule for a specific event or purpose.

A common intensifier for 'early'.

a little early8.8

Indicates a short amount of time before the expected time.

slightly early8.2

Indicates a small amount of time before the expected time.

extremely early7.8

A very strong intensifier for 'early'.

fairly early7.5

Indicates a moderately early time.

relatively early7.2

Indicates 'early' in comparison to something else or an average.

surprisingly early7.0

Indicates that the time was earlier than expected.

unusually early6.8

Indicates that the time was not typical; it was earlier than normal.

awfully early5.5

An informal and strong intensifier, often implying that the time is inconveniently early.

ridiculously early5.0

An informal, hyperbolic way to say something is extremely and unreasonably early.

Used to state that a time or event is early.

Used to suggest that it appears to be early.

Used to express a subjective sense that it is early.

Collocations with "early"

... + early

abortion adolescence adulthood afternoon age ancestor arrival association autumn booking breakfast childhood Christianity church civilization completion crop dawn day death decade demise departure detection diagnosis dinner discharge draft Easter edition election embryo emergence encounter end English enthusiasm entrant epoch estimate euphoria evening evolution exit experience experiment explorer exponent fall favourite feminist finding flight forecast forerunner form frost grave hint history hope hour identification implementation impression indication infancy influence inhabitant intervention introduction lead leader learning life light lunch mammal man manhood manifestation manuscript marriage martyr memory menopause middle age miscarriage month morning mortality music night observation onset optimism origin painting parole part payment penalty period phase photograph pioneer pregnancy promise prototype recognition record recording reference release repayment reply report researcher resolution result retirement return round session setback settlement settler shift sign skirmish spring stage start success summer sun supper teens termination time train tulip version warning winter work writer writing year youth