EARLY ON


Meaning of EARLY ON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adverb ]

Date: 1928

: at or during an early point or stage

the reasons were obvious early on in the experiment

Usage:

This adverb is sometimes objected to in American writing as an obtrusive Briticism. It is a relative newcomer to the language, having arisen in British English around 1928. It seems to have filled a need, however. It came into frequent use in American English in the late 1960s and is now well established on both sides of the Atlantic in both speech and writing.

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.