EARLIER

(adverb) earlier in time; previously
"I had known her before", "as I said before", "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier", "her parents had died four years earlier", "I mentioned that problem earlier"
synonyms : before
(adverb) before now
"why didn't you tell me in the first place?"
synonyms : in the beginning , in the first place , originally , to begin with
(adverb) comparatives of `soon' or `early'
"Come a little sooner, if you can", "came earlier than I expected"
synonyms : sooner
(adj.) (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early
"a fashion popular in earlier times", "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher", "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"
synonyms : earliest

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