earliest
Pronunciation: [ˈɜrliəst]
Word
Context: "time"
(adjective) the first or the soonest time something happens. If something is the earliest, it occurs before anything else. For example, if you wake up at the earliest time of 6 AM, no one wakes up before you.
Example
I like to go to the earliest movies so that I have time for other plans afterward.
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Yesterday, I did not wake up at the earliest time; I slept in until 10 AM.
Example
What is the earliest time you can arrive at school?
Context: "development"
(adjective) the first stage or moment in something, often used to describe when things are new or just starting. It means something that happens at the beginning of a process or event.
Example
The earliest versions of the game were quite simple but fun.
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The company stopped making the earliest models of the phone because they had many problems.
Example
What was the earliest memory you have of your childhood?
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