(arriving, starting etc) before the usual or agreed time or before others
in the beginning
Cases of word usage
1) the young of an animal in the early stage of its development before birth (or before coming out of its egg) (embryo)
2) at an early stage (incipient)
3) popular music first played by Black groups in the southern USA in the early 20th century, characterized by improvization and strong rhythms (called traditional jazz) (jazz)
4) not long after the present time or the time mentioned; early (soon)
