How to Use early on in a Sentence

early on

adverb
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  • Some playfulness we're not used to being served up so early on the menu.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Hutchinson knew early on there were two casualties; by dawn there would be another.
    — Stacy Schiff, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Valldeperas said the goal this season was to improve on the field and there were a number of close games early on where the Chargers came up short.
    — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The crime occurred during a period of about three hours early on July 22.
    — Gary Klien, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Mourners lined the streets from early on Sunday morning for the chance to pay their respects, as the Queen’s last journey got underway.
    — Vogue, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Five people were shot in Milwaukee early on Saturday morning, police said.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Deputies responded to a call early on Saturday from Powell, who was in distress, the outlet reported.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Wyoming found success early on offense, had multiple contributions from a large slew of playmakers, and took care of the pigskin to polish off 48 minutes of clean football.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The Browns said the field was damaged early on the morning of Nov. 22.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The risk of forgetting all of this was there from early on.
    — Time, 10 Jan. 2023
  • That’s not to say the Ducks will see a steady diet of Martinez early on.
    — oregonlive, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The kind that caused his minutes to nose-dive early on this season.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 20 Jan. 2023
  • From early on in the series, the Going Merry is not a mere ship.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • But early on Thursday, a storm system moved through the city and forced the birds to fly closer to the ground to avoid it, per the New York Times.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
  • But early on this season, coach Brad Kutzler felt this could be the group to end that drought.
    — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Ford Bronco parked outside the house early on the morning of May 31.
    — al, 3 Oct. 2022
  • With the crowd putty in their hands from early on, the three DJs made the most of their playful selections.
    — Lucy Harrower, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2023
  • This week's episode will be available to stream early on Friday due to the Super Bowl.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2023
  • That was early on in a stretch that saw the Spurs lose 11 consecutive games.
    — oregonlive, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The couple made the decision early on not to have children.
    — Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Ahead of the first date, the musician spoke to The Globe and Mail about rejecting music early on in his life.
    — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
  • From very early on, Sadaya chose to do that through music.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Losing my father early on showed me that life is short.
    — Aaraf Adam, Essence, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Some find the joy of hitting that little white ball early on, while others find it a bit further down the line.
    — John Thompson, menshealth.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Some will open early on Black Friday to allow shoppers to get a head start on their gift lists.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The markets will also close early on Black Friday, which is on Nov. 24.
    — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2023
  • South Carolina, on the other hand, has had its work cut out early on.
    — Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The why of it all will unfurl over the course of the film, but early on Sam sees a news report on TV that reveals that Brooke has gone missing.
    — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Ensure your provider can train your team on the intricacies of the software (and early on).
    — Alison Bringé, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Consider the size and placement of light fixtures early on in the design process.
    — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2023

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