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early days en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (plural, plural-only) A time too soon to make a decision or come to a conclusion.
    • 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. 2015, Dave Rigby, Darkstone: The Future May Be Closer Than You Think:
  2. (plural, plural-only) The initial period of an innovation
    • In the early days of television, the service was always breaking down.
  3. (plural, plural-only) Initial stages of a project.
    • This is still early days, with more to wrap up in the morning and […] 2010 December 11, Andrew Revkin, “Consensus Emerges On Common Climate Path”, NYTimes.com
    • Hold on. We're still early days on this.

Synonyms

formative year (initial stage of a project) · early innings (initial stage of a project) · dawning (initial time period) · inception (initial stage of a project) · beginning (initial time period) · genesis (initial stage of a project) · outset (initial stage of a project)