anticipation vs early

anticipation

noun
  • The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order. 

  • Prepayment of a debt, generally in order to pay less interest. 

  • A non-harmonic tone that is lower or higher than a note in the previous chord and a unison to a note in the next chord. 

  • Prolepsis. 

  • The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur. 

early

noun
  • A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day. 

adv
  • At a time before expected; sooner than usual. 

  • Soon; in good time; seasonably. 

adj
  • Near the start or beginning. 

  • Near the start of the day. 

  • Having begun to occur; in its early stages. 

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

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

  • Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun. 

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