At a time in advance of the usual or expected event. / Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time. / Near the start or beginning. / Near the start of the day.

At a time before expected; sooner than usual. / Soon; in good time; seasonably.

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

At an early stage.

Early in a process.

plural of Early

A surname.

The condition of being early.

plural of earliness

Potatoes that are harvested before the main crop. / (informal) Early shifts, in a job with a shift rotation.