earliness (noun)

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• earliness — early ► ADJECTIVE (earlier, earliest) & ADVERB 1) before the usual or expected time. 2) of or at the beginning of a particular time, period, or sequence. ● at the earliest Cf. ↑at the earliest ● early bird …   English terms dictionary

• earliness — noun see early II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• earliness — noun The condition of being early …   Wiktionary

• earliness — noun quality of coming early or earlier in time • Ant: ↑lateness • Derivationally related forms: ↑early • Hypernyms: ↑timing • Hyponyms: ↑forwardness, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• early — adjective (earlier, earliest) 1》 before the usual or expected time. 2》 of, at, or near the beginning of a particular time, period, or sequence.     ↘(of a plant or crop) flowering or ripening before other varieties. adverb 1》 before the usual or… …   English new terms dictionary

• early — I. adverb (earlier; est) Etymology: Middle English erly, from Old English ǣrlīce, from ǣr early, soon more at ere Date: before 12th century 1. a. near the beginning of a period of time < awoke early in the morning > b. near the beginning of a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• early — /ˈɜli / (say erlee) adverb (earlier, earliest) 1. in or during the first part of some division of time, or of some course or series: early in the year. 2. before the usual or appointed time; in good time: come early. 3. far back in time.… …  

• early — ► ADJECTIVE (earlier, earliest) & ADVERB 1) before the usual or expected time. 2) of or at the beginning of a particular time, period, or sequence. ● at the earliest Cf. ↑at the earliest ● early bird …   English terms dictionary

• antecedence — noun preceding in time • Syn: ↑priority, ↑antecedency, ↑anteriority, ↑precedence, ↑precedency • Ant: ↑posteriority (for: ↑priority) …   Useful english dictionary

• antecedency — noun preceding in time • Syn: ↑priority, ↑antecedence, ↑anteriority, ↑precedence, ↑precedency • Ant: ↑posteriority (for: ↑priority) …   Useful english dictionary

• anteriority — noun 1. the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head • Ant: ↑posteriority • Derivationally related forms: ↑anterior • Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑spatial relation …   Useful english dictionary