early bird
noun[C]
uk/ˈɜː.li ˌbɜːd/us/ˈɝː.li ˌbɝːd/apersonwho gets up orarrivesearly, or who does something before otherpeopledo :
She isn't an earlybirdbynature, but she's been up beforedawneverydayfor the pastmonth.
Attracted by earlyseasondiscountsandbargains, 500 earlybirdslinedup at 7 a.m.yesterdayto get into thestore.
The earlybirdusually gets thebestdeal.
- We do notknowhowindividualdifferences, betweennightowlsand earlybirds, forexample,affectnighttimelearning.
- Theconferenceislaterthisyear, so you have until lateSeptembertoregisterat thelow"earlybird"price.
- Thebandgave abonusshow to earlybirds, with asoundcheckthat wasalmostaconcertin itself.
Early
- ahead
- ahead of
- be up with the larkidiom
- belatedly
- better
- better late than neveridiom
- early adopter
- get ahead ofyourselfidiom
- good
- ill-timed
- in good timeidiom
- mistime
- postdate
- premature
- prematurely
- prepone
- schedule
- short
- the early bird catches the wormidiom
- turn into a pumpkinidiom
Idiom
the early bird catches the worm