earliest

Adverb
  1. With the least delay (synset 400035028)
    "the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M."
    same as: soonest
Adjective
  1. (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than;
    Most early (synset 300818180)
    "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"
    domain usage: comparative, comparative degree - the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
    similar to: early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
    same as: earlier

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