Usually means: Initial stages of a period.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions
We found 16 dictionaries that define the word early on:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. early on: Merriam-Webster
  2. early on: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. early on: Vocabulary.com
  4. early-on: Wordnik
  5. early on: Wiktionary
  6. early on: Dictionary.com
  7. early on: Rhymezone
  8. early on: FreeDictionary.org
  9. early on: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. early on: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. early on: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. early on: Legal dictionary

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. early on: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. early on: Idioms

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (early on)

▸ adjective:  Early in a process.
▸ adverb:  At an early stage.

Similar:
early, preliminal, early doors, preinitiated, prejob, ultraearly, precritical, preintroductory, postpreliminary, earlyish, more...

Opposite:
late, delayed, tardy

Types:
in beginning, initially, at first, start with, firstly, more...

Phrases:
knowing something early on, since early on, early on in, more...

Adjectives:
early, historical, anon, past, old, ex, bygone, sometime, preterite, quondam

▸ Words similar to early on

▸ Usage examples for early on

▸ Idioms related to early on

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Popular nouns described by early on

▸ Words that often appear near early on

▸ Rhymes of early on

▸ Invented words related to early on

Similar:
early, preliminal, early doors, preinitiated, prejob, ultraearly, precritical, preintroductory, postpreliminary, earlyish, more...

Opposite:
late, delayed, tardy

Types:
in beginning, initially, at first, start with, firstly, more...

Phrases:
knowing something early on, since early on, early on in, more...

Adjectives:
early, historical, anon, past, old, ex, bygone, sometime, preterite, quondam



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "early on" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux