dispatch vs early

dispatch

noun
  • The act of doing something quickly. 

  • A mission by an emergency response service, typically involving attending to an emergency in the field. 

  • A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc. 

  • The passing on of a message for further processing, especially through a dispatch table. 

verb
  • To send (a shipment) with promptness. 

  • To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform. 

  • To send (a person) away hastily. 

  • To pass on for further processing, especially via a dispatch table (often with to). 

  • To rid; to free. 

  • To destroy (someone or something) quickly and efficiently. 

  • To send (an important official message) promptly, by means of a diplomat or military officer. 

  • To send (a journalist) to a place in order to report. 

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. 

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