We've found 57 phrases for early (0.116 seconds):

against the grain »    To sand or plane a piece of wood parallel or nearly parallel to the fibers such that splinters forming ahead of the tool originate below the cutting surface.

all but »    nearly; except that

at all hours »    Late into the night or early morning; when people ought to be sleeping.

beauty sleep »    Sleep before midnight, on the belief that early sleep hours conduce to health and beauty.[1].

blind as a bat »    Nearly totally blind, having a very poor sense of vision.

brain fart »    A lapse in the thought process; an inability to think or remember something clearly.

bright-line rule »    A clearly defined rule or standard, comprised of objective factors, which leaves little or no room for varying interpretation.

cut one's teeth »    To begin; to gain early experience.

dead in the water »    Nearly dead, doomed.

early bath »    Being shown a red card in soccer.

early bird catches the worm »    Alternative form of early bird gets the worm.

early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise »    platitude from Benjamin Franklin under the pseudonym Poor Richard.

eleventh hour »    Nearly too late; the last minute.

far and wide »    Over a great distance, or large area; nearly everywhere.

flash in the pan »    A career notable for early success not followed by significant accomplishment.

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