How to Use at the earliest in a Sentence

at the earliest

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  • Ovens vary widely, so start checking your loaves at the earliest time in the range.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2024
  • There won’t be any movement, at the earliest, until next year’s legislative session.
    — Ashley Okwuosa, The Examination | Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Zoe Jaeger, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Amy Yurkanin, Al.com, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2024
  • If the council cannot appoint someone within that time frame, a special election shall be held at the earliest time permitted by law.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
  • An outcome in the arbitration is not expected until the fourth quarter at the earliest.
    — Brian Evans,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 10 July 2024
  • Now, Starliner and its crew aren't anticipated back until the end of July at the earliest.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
  • Those talks ended with the budget agreement, which delays the pay hike from taking effect until Oct. 15 at the earliest, instead of this month, as originally planned.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
  • Hopes for a rate cut have been pushed back to May 2024, at the earliest.
    — Krystal Hur, CNN, 31 Aug. 2023
  • That will take time and could mean the case won’t be put to bed until 2025 at the earliest.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The first Artemis crew landing is planned for 2026 at the earliest.
    — Marcia Dunn The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2024
  • That could push the starting date toward near the end of 2023, at the earliest.
    — John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 18 July 2023
  • But such a step isn’t expected until the end of the year at the earliest.
    — Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
  • The service won’t be available online in Spanish until the end of the year at the earliest.
    — María Ramos Pacheco, Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The project is scheduled to be completed by late 2025 at the earliest.
    — Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 5 June 2023
  • They were scheduled to be online by 2025, at the earliest.
    — Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • College is still on the table for Zhong, but not until 2024 at the earliest.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • As The Verge reports, Humane now says the $699 device will head to customers in mid-April at the earliest.
    — Kylie Robison, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The aid will start moving Friday at the earliest, according to the White House.
    — WIRED, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Even then, the law likely won’t come into force until 2025 at the earliest.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Expect results in a couple years’ time at the earliest.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2023
  • But the federal goal wouldn’t phase this fuel out until 2030, at the earliest.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The project was one of the FASB’s biggest priorities this year, though a final rule wouldn’t come until next year at the earliest.
    — Mark Maurer, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The aid will start moving Friday at the earliest, White House officials said.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2023
  • But the projects began collecting data in 2004 at the earliest, which isn’t enough time to draw firm long-term conclusions.
    — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 25 July 2023
  • But lawmakers said that idea likely won’t be back until 2025 at the earliest.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2024
  • But that car won’t start production until 2026 at the earliest, making this year and next crucial if the company hopes to live long enough to see it.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Beatrix’s pastry counter also opens as early as 7 a.m. and the restaurant closes at 9 p.m. at the earliest.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2024
  • But lawmakers won't decide on many of these issues until next week at the earliest.
    — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The three cannot apply for reinstatement until April 2024 at the earliest.
    — oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Justin Turner, who has been dealing with a bruised left heel, isn’t expected to return to the Red Sox lineup until Friday at the earliest.
    — Emma Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
  • But the actual penalties for violating those rules likely won’t see the light of day until 2025 at the earliest.
    — Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2023

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