EARLY
early
Noun
- A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.
Adjective
- At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
- Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on-time.
- Near the start or beginning.
- Having began to occur.
Adverb
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