earlier
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- adjective
- /ˈɜrliər/
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- WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BITCOIN WHITE PAPER, IT MADE REFERENCE TO A LOT OF THE EARLIER PROJECTS THAT FED INTO BITCOIN.
Or we're asking about this earlier shape, gestalt.
- Or we're asking about this earlier shape, gestalt.
- They have so much shame from an earlier part of their life.
- Because there was an even earlier race, the joghood.
- John Stuart Mill would be earlier than than him.
- And that in some ways is a departure from your earlier printmaking self.
- The first was earlier in the summer and it passed.
- But he was not yet confident of reading the earlier Egyptian rulers before the Greek.
- An early time, earlier time, big time braces.
Examples
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We covered that previously in an earlier lecture note.
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You have to get here earlier, a lot earlier.
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So you need to start that process much earlier than you think.
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So this is a slightly earlier version of of Big Dog.
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The first was earlier in the summer and it passed.
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And that in some ways is a departure from your earlier printmaking self.
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I'm, I'm planning on going earlier and bringing my wellies.
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WHY DIDN'T YOU TAKE AN EARLIER TRAIN?
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I arrived at the meeting earlier than scheduled to prepare my notes.
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She submitted her application earlier this month to increase her chances.
Synonyms
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Before the usual or expected time
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Happening before something else in time
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Earlier than a planned time or event
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Earlier than planned or expected
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Happens at an earlier time than expected
Coming before something in time or order
A little before the usual time
Antonyms
How Early
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The adjective earlier is the comparative form of early and uses the -er ending to show 'more' of the idea 'before', so something earlier happens before another thing or before the usual time.