Crossword clues for earlier
earlier
- Before in time
- Before being more noble?
- Titled figure with estate overlooking country in Ireland previously
- In the past
- Some time ago
- Some time back
- Closer to the beginning of time
- Some time before
- Some hours ago
- Rare lie (anag)
- Occurring previously
- Nearer the beginning
- More like a certain bird
- Like a flashback time
- Hours ago
- Flashback time
- More primitive
- Before now
- Sooner
- Flashback caption
- Ago
- Supra
- When the events in flashbacks took place
- At a previous time
- Previously or beforehand
- Prior
- More ancient
- Each Rolls-Royce incorporates invention that's more advanced
- Some wheat added to pork pie recipe in the past
- Former member of the Lords? That is right
- Attention given to story run before now
- Boatman placed between noble and royal persons previously
The Collaborative International Dictionary
earlier \earlier\ adj. occurring at a prior time; as, on earlier occasions.
Wiktionary
a. 1 (en-comparativeearly) 2 occurring previously adv. 1 (en-comparativeearly) 2 previously; before now; sooner
WordNet
adj. (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early; "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera" [syn: earliest]
adv. earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier" [syn: before]
comparatives of `soon' or `early'; "Come a little sooner, if you can"; "came earlier than I expected" [syn: sooner]
before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?" [syn: in the first place, in the beginning, to begin with, originally]
adj. at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" [ant: middle, late]
being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer" [ant: late]
of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" [syn: early(a), former(a), other(a)]
very young; "at an early age"
of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700" [ant: middle, late]
expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations"
adv. during an early stage; "early on in her career" [syn: early on]
before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time" [syn: ahead of time, too soon] [ant: late]
in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning" [syn: betimes]
See early
Usage examples of "earlier".
I heard screams that can only be heard and not described, but they might have been from earlier sections of the nightmare.
As I remarked earlier, Harlan is in better condition than before his collapse.
Well, Ken decided, not until Chaminade had compensated the colonists-in minor but vital ways -- for his earlier condescension.
It was a little earlier than was decent to make a comunit call, but she remembered that Dalkey worked first shift.
Varian, still numbed by the earlier incident, gradually woke up to the fact that each of the new species must have had some common ancestor before evolutionary differences developed to put them into a sub-grouping.
In an earlier time, when people were still struggling to a civilized level that spurned the eating of animal flesh.
I wish I had pried you out of the lab much earlier," said Varian so emphatically that Trizein was mollified.
But it was also obvious to Rianav that Aygar had said nothing, at least to the woman and the old man, about the earlier encounter.
The earlier squall had departed and in misty sky she could see the golden fliers on their daily rounds, fish nets trailing from their feet.
Surprisingly, the data on that earlier effort was unavailable even to the participants on the panel.
If we'd jumped to this system only a little earlier or a little later, we wouldn't have been in the storm's path.
A senior weapons officer could give such advice, but under all the circumstances, it meant taking sides in the earlier argument: something Arly had refused to do.
Figures that she'd skimmed over earlier came back to her now: reaction equilibrium constants, rates of algal growth.
In the touch of his strong hands, she sensed that his earlier contempt for her had lessened.
And he had that to offer her, more than enough to get her forgiveness for that earlier misunderstanding.