Antonym to the word early

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1. earlyadjective

   Antonyms:
   late, tardily

   Synonyms:
   prematurely, premature, first

2. earlyadjective

   At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.

   We finished the project an hour sooner than scheduled, so we left early.

   Antonyms:
   late, tardily

   Synonyms:
   first, premature, prematurely

3. earlyadjective

   Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on-time.

   Antonyms:
   late

   Synonyms:
   first, premature

4. earlyadjective

   Near the start or beginning.

   Synonyms:
   premature, first

   Antonyms:
   late

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1. early

   Antonyms:
   late, tardily, backward, vespertinal, belated

   Synonyms:
   soon, betimes, forward, shortly, quickly, ere long, anon, matutinal, beforehand

Princeton’s WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. earlyadjective

   at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

   «early morning»; «an early warning»; «early diagnosis»; «an early death»; «took early retirement»; «an early spring»; «early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties»

   Antonyms:
   New, latish, present(a), late, future, advanced(a), ripe, after-hours, Modern, advanced, posthumous, mid(a), past, intervening, old, middle, later(a), tardive, tardily, belatedly

   Synonyms:
   former(a), early(a), other(a)

2. earlyadjective

   being or occurring at an early stage of development

   «in an early stage»; «early forms of life»; «early man»; «an early computer»

   Antonyms:
   past, present(a), middle, New, mid(a), posthumous, advanced(a), late, future, tardive, ripe, latish, advanced, Modern, intervening, later(a), old, after-hours, belatedly, tardily

   Synonyms:
   former(a), early(a), other(a)

3. early(a), former(a), other(a)adjective

   belonging to the distant past

   «the early inhabitants of Europe»; «former generations»; «in other times»

   Antonyms:
   ripe, advanced, future, advanced(a), intervening, present(a), late, mid(a), middle, posthumous, old, New, latish, Modern, later(a), past, tardive, after-hours, tardily, belatedly

4. earlyadjective

   very young

   «at an early age»

   Antonyms:
   middle, New, after-hours, ripe, latish, mid(a), past, old, advanced(a), tardive, late, advanced, present(a), Modern, future, intervening, later(a), posthumous, belatedly, tardily

   Synonyms:
   former(a), early(a), other(a)

5. earlyadjective

   of an early stage in the development of a language or literature

   «the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C.»; «Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700»

   Antonyms:
   advanced, posthumous, mid(a), New, old, present(a), late, latish, advanced(a), Modern, future, ripe, middle, tardive, after-hours, intervening, later(a), past, tardily, belatedly

   Synonyms:
   former(a), early(a), other(a)

6. earlyadverb

   expected in the near future

   «look for an early end to the negotiations»

   Antonyms:
   middle, later(a), old, advanced(a), late, present(a), latish, mid(a), tardive, after-hours, New, past, posthumous, intervening, advanced, ripe, future, Modern, belatedly, tardily

   Synonyms:
   former(a), early(a), other(a)

7. early on, earlyadverb

   during an early stage

   «early on in her career»

   Antonyms:
   later(a), old, late, present(a), after-hours, future, New, ripe, latish, middle, mid(a), advanced, Modern, advanced(a), past, posthumous, intervening, tardive, tardily, belatedly

   Synonyms:
   betimes, early on, too soon, ahead of time, early

8. early, ahead of time, too soonadverb

   before the usual time or the time expected

   «she graduated early»; «the house was completed ahead of time»

   Antonyms:
   New, future, Modern, later(a), tardive, middle, advanced(a), mid(a), present(a), advanced, late, ripe, past, latish, after-hours, old, posthumous, intervening, tardily, belatedly

   Synonyms:
   betimes, early on, early, ahead of time, too soon

9. early, betimesadverb

   in good time

   «he awoke betimes that morning»

   Antonyms:
   New, later(a), mid(a), advanced, latish, past, middle, intervening, Modern, ripe, late, present(a), old, posthumous, after-hours, advanced(a), future, tardive, belatedly, tardily

   Synonyms:
   betimes, early on, early, ahead of time, too soon

How to use EArly in a sentence?

1. Michael Cohen:

   You cannot equate the next cycle with the downturn of the late ’80s, early ’90s, but you can say the math simply argues that the new construction being done…is going to leave in its wake increasing inventory in other parts of town.

2. Manash Goswami:

   A lot of the bullishness in the early part of the week was on hearing there could be an agreement, then towards the end of the week we heard it wasn’t, there were going to be more prolonged meetings.

3. Donald Trump:

   The Economy is doing really well. The Federal Reserve can easily make it Record Setting!, be early (for a change), not late. Let America win big, rather than just win!

4. Mona Hanna-Attisha:

   Read to your kid, talk to them, stimulate them, put them in early literature programs, enroll them in preschool.

5. Federico Bernardini:

   Investigation of the sites will be crucial to study early Roman military architecture and the origin of Roman military camps.

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