early-stage
adjective
uk/ˌɜː.liˈsteɪdʒ/us/ˌɝː.liˈsteɪdʒ/used fordescribingsomething that has onlyrecentlystartedtohappenordevelop:
早期early-stagedementia痴呆症早期
Stages & phases
- beta
 - early-term
 - in phase/out of phaseidiom
 - interstage
 - landmark
 - leg
 - multi-phase
 - multi-step
 - multiphasic
 - partway
 - period
 - phase
 - point
 - shovel-ready
 - stage
 - step
 - stepping stone
 - tertiary
 - the home straight
 - twilight