awkward vs early on

awkward

adj
  • Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing. 

  • Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments. 

  • Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction. 

  • Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle. 

noun
  • Someone or something that is awkward. 

early on

adj
  • Early in a process. 

adv
  • At an early stage. 

How often have the words awkward and early on occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )