How to Use early on in a Sentence

early on

adverb
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  • 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
  • The Tigers will get their chance to deliver on that early on.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • That wouldn’t appear to be the case early on, as the funniest scene is also the first.
    — Michael Nordine, Variety, 30 June 2022
  • 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
  • Hours later, early on the morning of Aug. 17, McClaskey and his team touched down and got to work.
    — Liz Friden, Fox News, 2 Sep. 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
  • Michael endured so much pain early on in his life and career: the loss of his lover to AIDS, the loss of his mother.
    — Brandon Tensley, CNN, 30 June 2022
  • 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
  • This approach needs to take place early on during the planning process, when the city has the most leverage.
    — Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022
  • The couple made the decision early on not to have children.
    — Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
  • So George had the right thinking, bringing on a person or a small team early on.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Ford and Dowd will split time early on while Ellis finds a routine.
    — Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Some playfulness we're not used to being served up so early on the menu.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2022
  • One of the issues early on involved the parking of scooters.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Dulin was one of the highlights of camp early on, although most of his big plays came while working with Foles and the No. 2 offense.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 26 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Hughes plans on driving to his hometown in Grand Blanc to vote early on Tuesday.
    — Sarah Moore and Sophia Jundy, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024
  • He was returned to the jail early on Sept. 26, with orders for medical staff to monitor his blood sugar.
    — Kelly Davis, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024

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