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