earlier

adjective
ear·li·er
/ˈɝliɚ/

occurring previously

Example

“I shall be late because I missed the earlier train.”

Related words

earlierness

Example sentences

“I suggest you go to bed earlier.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Had we known earlier, we could have acted.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Can you expand on what you were talking about earlier?”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “earlier” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.