early vs layoff

early

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

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. 

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

  • Soon; in good time; seasonably. 

layoff

noun
  • A period of time when someone is unavailable for work. 

  • A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct). 

  • A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick. 

  • A bet that is laid off, i.e. placed with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk. 

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