early vs just

early

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. 

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

just

adv
  • Moments ago, recently. 

  • Only, simply, merely. 

  • absolutely, positively 

  • By a narrow margin; closely; nearly. 

  • Exactly, precisely, perfectly. 

  • Used to convey a less serious or formal tone 

  • Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply. 

  • Used to show humility. 

verb
  • To joust, fight a tournament. 

noun
  • A joust, tournament. 

intj
  • Expressing dismay or discontent. 

adj
  • Factually right, correct; factual. 

  • Proper, adequate. 

  • Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair. 

  • Rationally right, correct. 

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