EARLIER

Definition of EARLIER

  1. (adj)belonging to the distant past
  2. (adj)very young
  3. (adj)expected in the near future
  4. (adj)at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
  5. (adj)being or occurring at an early stage of development
  6. (adj)of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
  7. (adj)(comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early
  8. (adv)earlier in time; previously
  9. (adv)comparatives of `soon' or `early'
  10. (adv)before now