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.
Previous; antecedent.
Anticipating the usual time; applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.
Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative.