0 near the beginning of a period of time, or before the usual, expected, or planned time -- 早期的，初期的；在早期，在初期；提早（的），提前（的）
I'm very busy, so I won't be with you till four o'clock at the earliest. 我太忙了，最早也得到4点才能见你。
Here's a dish I prepared earlier (= I made a short time ago). 这是我刚做好不久的一道菜。
These are some of my early (= first) attempts at sculpture. 这些是我最初尝试雕塑创作时的一些习作。
My earliest (= first) memory is of being shown around our new house. 我最早的记忆是被带着看我们的新家。
Henry Ford was a pioneer during the early days/years of car manufacture. 亨利·福特是早期汽车制造业的先驱。
It's a little early to be sowing carrot seeds, isn't it? 现在种胡萝卜还太早，不是吗？
She was a poet living in the early 15th century. 她是一位生活在15世纪初期的诗人。
I'm going to have an early night (= go to sleep before my usual time). 我要早睡。
I hate having to get up early (in the morning). 我讨厌（早晨）不得不早起。
They scored two goals early (on) in the game. 他们在开赛不久就进了两个球。
I like being a little early for interviews. 每次去参加面试，我都喜欢提前一会儿到。
If you arrived earlier, you'd have more time. 如果早一点到，你就会有更多的时间。
Thus, both the year offsets and two scribal errors suggest the existence of an earlier document.
With the techniques of the earlier sections, we are able to solve these initial boundary value problems explicitly.
When such members lost, they were much less likely to lose to another non-conformist in the 1980s and 1990s than in earlier decades.
The bidder had made the same bid in an earlier round.
Many of our semantic techniques originate in earlier studies of the -calculus.
We also provide a detailed comparison of our results with those in the earlier literature that studies the dynamics of the home sector.
We lack the quantitative data from earlier par ts of the 20th century that would conclusively suppor t the diachronic account just outlined.
In the earliest dances various metres and forms are employed.
