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.
At a time before expected; sooner than usual.
Soon; in good time; seasonably.
A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.
Of an event, assigned a date that is too early.
Anticipating and answering objections before they have been raised; procataleptic.
Of a calendar, extrapolated to dates prior to its first adoption; of those used to adjust to or from the Julian calendar or Gregorian calendar.