Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

early days

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.21 in modern English

Syllables: ear-ly -days
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A time too soon to make a decision or come to a conclusion.

noun

The initial period of an innovation

noun

Initial stages of a project.

Example Sentences

"It’s early days (yet) to know for certain."
"Lorna liked the sudden transition from urban overcrowding to the rural isolation of Kintrawe House, but she knew it was early days yet."
"In the early days of television, the service was always breaking down."
"Hold on. We're still early days on this."
"This is still early days, with more to wrap up in the morning and […]"

Synonyms

beginning dawning early innings formative year genesis inception outset youth

Questions

What does early days mean?: A time too soon to make a decision or come to a conclusion.

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