early

equivalents

Archaeozoic

Archean

Proterozoic

aboriginal

advance

archaean

archaic

archeozoic

azoic

beforehand

crude

earlier

earliest

earlyish

embryonic

embryotic

future

immature

inchoate

incipient

new

old

past

precocious

premature

previous

primaeval

primal

primeval

primitive

primordial

proto-

rude

untimely

wee

young

synonyms

a priori

advanced

ages ago

ahead

ahead of time

already

anachronistic

ancient

anciently

antecedent

antedated

antediluvian

anterior

anticipative

anticipatory

antiquated

antique

auroral

away back

back

backward

before

before all

beforehand

beforetime

beginning

behind time

behindhand

betimes

betimes

bright and early

ci-devant

dated

earlier

elder

ere

ere then

erenow

erstwhile

ex post facto

first

first

fore

foredated

foregoing

forehand

forehanded

foresighted

foresightedly

former

variants

earlier

earliest

same-contexts

late

new

wonderful

rhymes

Adderley

Curley

Hurley

Shirley

burley

burly

curly

erly

girlie

hurley

hurly

pearly

surly

antonyms

late

tardily