s (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early
a at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
a being or occurring at an early stage of development
s belonging to the distant past
s very young
a of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
s expected in the near future
r with the least delay
a. 早的;初期的