early vs in the wind

early

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

  • 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. 

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

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. 

in the wind

adj
  • Impending or in the offing; imminent. 

  • At whereabouts unknown, especially when law enforcement authorities have lost track of one's location. 

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