early arrival

collocation in English

meaningsofearlyandarrival

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early
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˈɜː.li/us
/ˈɝː.li/
near the beginning of a period of time, or before the usual, expected, or ...
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arrival
noun
uk
/əˈraɪ.vəl/us
/əˈraɪ.vəl/
the fact of ...
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(Definition ofearlyandarrivalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Vast numbers of scientists longed for theearlyarrivalof the day when they would be allowed to resume their beloved research.
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One does not have to think long to come up with examples that cast doubt on the claim thatearlyarrival in itself confers advantages for political organizations.
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He did not speak of itsearlyarrival.
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I can only welcome theearlyarrivalof a final report in that matter and the acceptance of any reasonable proposals which can be made.
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The difficulties of which he speaks arise from the veryearlyarrivalof a son last week.
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We shall never know whether theearlyarrivalof an ambulance would have made the crucial difference, but the situation of the delayed ambulance was stressful for everyone concerned.
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Winter makes anearlyarrivaland bitter cold and dry weather strikes certain regions of the state.
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He had realized the importance ofearlyarrivalin saving lives and property.
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The measurement of twenty neutrino events again gave anearlyarrivalof about 62 ns, in agreement with the previous result.
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Most services offerearlyarrivaltimes and some routes will have services that leave an hour after the final siren.
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Thisearlyarrivalallowed ample time for officers accompanying the troops to present a briefing over a public address system.
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Tuwharetoa warriors was prevented from entering the rebel stronghold by theearlyarrivalof government troops, who quickly formed a ring around the stronghold to prevent reinforcement.
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The main road was determined, and the early arrivals built their houses along it.
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Moreover, the test performance of early arrivals was linearly related to their age of arrival whereas late arrivals' performance was highly variable and unrelated to their age of arrival.
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They are the early arrivals in the post-war bulge in the birthrate we hear so much about.
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Thousands of early arrivals and sports writers were fooled by the prank.
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It was originally a dish eaten in large amounts by the early arrivals to the island due to the ingredients being in plentiful supply.
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In part, her early arrivals were due to the fact that she was sheathed and retained a protected and reinforced bow for ice work.
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Most early arrivals were young men, but some soon brought wives.
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